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Attempted murder suspect sentenced to five years »

A Bourne man has been sentenced to five years in county jail after pleading guilty to charges of assault to murder after an incident last year in West Tisbury. Joseph J. Feliciano, 27, has already spent nearly a year in the Dukes County House of Corrections following an incident in May last year when he allegedly attacked his roommates with a knife. At Tuesday’s hearing, Feliciano pleaded guilty, after initially pleading not guilty last year.  According to a statement from Assistant District Attorney…

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West Tisbury man sentenced to two years in car break-in spree »

The Island man charged in December with a series of car break-ins across the Island was sentenced to two years in a county house of corrections after pleading guilty to all 18 of his indictments at a Dukes County Superior Court hearing in Edgartown on Tuesday.  Eric Juna Johnson, 25, from West Tisbury, who initially pleaded not guilty to all charges, changed his plea in court on Tuesday to guilty, admitting to one count of larceny from a building, four counts of larceny greater than $1,200, seven…

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Questions linger over second Edgartown worker death  »

Last week, an emigrant from Ecuador living in Fall River was working high up on a residential home in Edgartown when he fell 20 to 30 feet to his death. It is the second time this year that a man from Ecuador has died while falling at a construction site in the down-Island town, and the third in recent months of a worker from Fall River. Whether the worker was properly trained in safety procedures and what exactly went wrong will be left up to federal and state investigators; town officials say that…

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‘The Way, My Way’ at the M.V. Film Center »

“The Way, My Way” is all about the journey, not the destination. The film by Bill Bennett is based on his memoir of the same title about a man walking the 500-mile Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain. Bill, played in the film by Chris Haywood, first got the idea when he and Jen, his wife (Jennifer Cluff), were on holiday in Spain, and saw a line of people walking. In a voiceover, he says, “They seemed to be walking with such purpose. It reminded me of lemmings plodding headlong to…

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Have paint, will travel »

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In the Kitchen with Nina Mae Levin »

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The Island’s U.N. of recipes »

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‘The Summer Before’ by Dianne C. Braley »

“The Summer Before” by Dianne C. Braley is a powerful tale of a dear childhood friendship gone sour for the most tragic of reasons. Madeline and Summer had been closer than sisters, sharing their days, nights, laughter, and adventures on Martha’s Vineyard. “I’d never been closer to anyone in my life than to her. She was my life,” Madeline recalls. Summer practically lived with Madeline’s family, and the girls were inseparable. But Summer had a secret that exploded everyone’s lives…

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This Was Then: The rich stories gravesites tell »

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Writing from the Heart: A new religion based solely on love »

One of my closest friends died last Wednesday night, and I hadn’t had any time to process or participate in any ritual to grieve her death. Then I remembered, by coincidence (although I don’t believe in coincidences), another good friend had invited me to a special service called Tenebrae at the Congregational Church in West Tisbury. The invitation came with an explanation that the service was somber and especially beautiful, because as the evening progresses, the lights gradually dim, until…

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