Thomas Humphrey

Learning to Fly, Steel Plates and All

Just three days in to creating his third kinetic bird sculpture, Tim Laursen has already figured out how to make the wings flap.

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Million Dollar a Month Rental Rekindles Big House Debate

The Chilmark home that sparked the town's "big house bylaw" has hit the rental market for $1 million per month.

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Documentary to Highlight Briny Delicacy

Fishermen, aquaculturists and water quality activists will gather for a night at the movies — and some oysters on the half shell — at the Martha's Vineyard Film Center on Sunday.

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Town Remains on the Fence About West Tisbury Pickets

The white picket fence bordering State Road and the West Tisbury cemetery will remain standing for now after the town historic district commission, in a split vote Monday, denied a plan from the select board to remove most of the fence.

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Long Fight For Whelan's Return Faces Uphill Battle

Next week, in Mordovia, western Russia, in penal colony IK-17, American prisoner Paul Whelan will celebrate his 54th birthday. It will be the sixth birthday Mr. Whelan has spent behind bars since his arrest on espionage charges on a visit to Russia in 2018.

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Research Potentially Widens Scope of Vineyard's Historic Deaf Community

Richard Meier and Justin Power, linguistics professors at the University of Texas, have published a new paper entitled The Historical Demography of the Martha’s Vineyard Signing Community, inspired by the seminal work of anthropologist Nora Ellen Groce.

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West Tisbury Keeps Turf Question on the Ballot

West Tisbury voters will still get a chance to weigh in on whether to install artificial turf at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High school, after the town select board agreed to keep a non-binding ballot question on this year’s election ballot.

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From Tractor to Zamboni, a Steady Hand Behind the Wheel

Jo Douglas spends much of her summer behind the wheel of her pickup truck as part of her Fork to Pork operation. In the off-season, though, she can be seen behind a much different wheel: the Zamboni at the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena.

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Rope Found on Dead Right Whale is From Maine

The rope embedded in the tail of a dead young right whale that washed up on the Vineyard last month is consistent with buoy lines used by trap fishermen in Maine.

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West Tisbury Greenlights Senior Affordable Housing Project

The West Tisbury planning board approved a long-planned affordable housing development at 401 State Road on Monday, one of the project’s final regulatory hurdles.

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