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The journey home from Brown University left me wondering »

I was entering the freeway last week to return home to the Island from Brown University for the holidays as the news of a mass shooting first broke. It was Saturday, Dec. 13, and a horrific tragedy had taken place on my beloved campus of Brown University, where I am a senior. The shooter took the lives of two vibrant individuals and left nine others wounded. A tragedy, in the form of mass shootings, that seems to repeat itself across America constantly. Brown University is a place where I uncovered…

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Epiphany: Light for the Journey »

The First Congregational Church of West Tisbury will celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a concert by Irish harpist and singer Áine Minogue.  Áine Minogue has long explored Irish music themes and captures its very essence. Her voice reflects the lyricism and richness to be found in Irish music, mythology and poetry. Born in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Áine moved from Ireland to the United States as an adult and settled in New England. She continues to concentrate on the traditional…

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Adult community dance »

Okay, Christmas is over, and it’s time to work off those extra cookies, cocktails, and chocolate. Adult community dance class, with Jesse Keller Jason, welcomes adults, seniors, and everyone in between. The class begins with a guided warm-up that will align the body and introduce dance technique along with building strength, stability, and flexibility. After bodies are warm and energized, participants transition to upbeat movement sequences that keep us socially connected and moving as one. Class…

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Healing Meditation »

Ease into the new year with Sally Smith as she leads participants through this guided meditation that combines the breath with creativity as a healing modality. Healing meditation helps to release anxiety, depression, and negative thoughts while promoting a state of joyful relaxation that honors the self. Sally Hurd Smith holds a master’s in art therapy and counseling. She has spent decades working as a massage therapist, teaching yoga, and healing. Sliding scale: $10–$25. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2:30…

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MVYRadio impacted by rescission package »

Earlier this year, Congress voted for, and the administration signed, a rescission package. This package called for defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), requiring it to take back money that had already been appropriated for 2025. For over a decade, MVYRadio received a grant from CPB called a community service grant (CSG). With this grant, MVYradio is able to staff programs like “The Vineyard Current” and “The Cape Cod Current.” To replace the funding they were expecting,…

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A year of gathering »

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West Tisbury »

The beautiful snow I wrote about last week is gone now. Mike made paths for the dog and the cat, paths to the compost pile, the woodpile, and up the driveway, even though there wasn’t more than a couple of inches by the end of the day. Paw prints and wheelbarrow tracks, our own footprints, too, marred the pristine whiteness with signs that life continued as it needed to. Christmas preparations are underway, slowly, but progressing. I am still tottering around like an old wreck with my bad knee,…

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Wild Side: Unintended consequences »

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Writing from the Heart: No ‘Whadja gets’ »

This is the first year I am finally not writing about my Christmas envy. That boat sailed. And resailed and docked and crossed every ocean, and on the return trip this passenger continued to whine and cry and moan about poor Jewish me. No tree, no gifts, no tinsel, no Midnight Mass with friends. But at last, that’s over.  Each December, being a writer and all, I wrote about a jillion pieces all starting with the same first sentence, “Whadja get, whadja get” –– my “poor me” mantra.…

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Tisbury »

Heard on Main Street: You’re wrong –– the Ten Commandments are not a multiple choice. There are fewer Christmas cards this year, though more happy messages on email. But I enjoyed one of the best things about Christmas: hearing from old friends, especially those with whom I’d lost touch. Many years ago, when we lived in Maryland, we became close with a family who had children just a few years younger than ours. After we moved to the Island, we exchanged fruit gifts at Christmas for many years.…

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