Martha's Vineyard News

Celebrating MVRHS Graduates: Duncan Pickard »

Duncan Pickard, class of 2006, has wonderful memories of the high school, especially of teachers like Corinne Kurtz, Lynn Ditchfield, and Dan Sharkovitz: “They taught me not only content but also social justice.” Duncan was active in student government, soccer and basketball, the Minnesingers, and the school newspaper, where he shared the position of co–editor in chief with Simone McCarthy.  After high school, he pursued a major in history and Middle Eastern studies at Tufts University. He…

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Real estate transactions: Jan. 26 – 30 »

Edgartown  Jan. 28, Edgartown Harbor LLC sold 177 Katama Road to 177 Katama Road LLC for $24,000,000.  Jan. 28, Edgartown Harbor LLC sold 173 Katama Road to 173 Katama Road LLC for $3,750,000.  Jan. 30, Marie Bishop sold 0 Harborside Inn Condo Unit 212 Week 42 to Rebecca Holly Filiatraut and Christopher David Filiatraut for $1,000.  Jan. 30, Susan Walpert Hass sold 0 Harborside Inn Condo Unit 215 Week 42 to Danielle Ripple and Raymond M. Ripple for $27,000.  Jan. 30, Susan Walpert Hass sold…

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Tisbury »

Heard on Main Street: When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of algebra. Children should plan on M.V. Museum Storytime, Saturdays in February at 10:30 am. All ages can choose Game Time at the Museum on Fridays from 1 to 4 pm in the museum’s First Light Café. Free and open to all; pay-what-you-can donations support museum programs. Go with friends or join a table. Free and open to all. Celebrate Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 11 am at the Edgartown library…

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Oak Bluffs »

“Kindness is like snow — it beautifies everything it covers.”  –Khalil Gibran This is quite a wintry winter! You know the weather is extreme when Islanders Talk is taken over by discussions about plowing and shoveling. It is a nice moment for the group, with neighbors helping neighbors and sharing info about warming shelters and ride-shares. The snow and cold is fun for kids and difficult for older folks, so bundle up, and check on your friends. You may have noticed, by the overflowing…

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Wild Side: Heleomyzidae family of flies »

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Edgartown »

Here I am writing to you from chilly Key West, Fla., where the temperature is in the low 50s, but who am I to complain when I know my beloved Edgartown is feeling temps in the lower 10s? Sending my friends all the warmth I can muster up this week — stay safe, stay warm, stay connected! Here are a few ways how this week. On Friday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 8 pm, the annual Edgartown School Eighth Grade Silent Auction will take place. This auction raises money so that every student in the graduating class…

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West Tisbury »

What a winter we are having. I had mixed feelings, as the snowstorm we were promised for the second weekend in a row turned out to be nothing more than light flakes blowing past the windows. Folks of a certain age have memories of weekly snowfalls that rose over our heads and canceled school. Those were real winters. But being practical, I was grateful that Mike wouldn’t be out shoveling and snowblowing for another week. The Jan. 25 Book Review section of the Sunday New York Times had a lovely…

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Dine: A cozy spot »

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Chilmark »

What a week. It started with snow drifts topping 20 inches. Temperatures dropping to the low teens, low enough to turn the sea near the shore to slush, and coat boulders with thick layers of ice and snow. And it ended with large clumps of snow dotting roads, and high winds blowing what was a mere dusting of snow into 10-inch-deep drifts across the driveway, a beautiful full moon reflecting off the iced-over snow covering the ground, and more shoveling.  Years ago I realized that tall insulated boots,…

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Birth announcements »

Teague Daniel Patrick McCarthy Elizabeth Clare McCarthy (née Leader) and Maj(s) Evan Patrick McCarthy, USSF, announce the birth of a son, Teague Daniel Patrick McCarthy, on Jan. 8, 2026. Teague weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces, and is happily received by his grandfather Mark and step-grandmother Christina McCarthy of Oak Bluffs; his grandmother Claire McCarthy (née Lansing) of Rochester, N.Y.; and grandparents Daniel and Sally Leader of Falmouth. Gael Hitalo da Silva Batista Andressa da Silva Cardoso…

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