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Real Estate Transactions: Dec. 15 – Dec. 19 »

Aquinnah  Dec. 18, Jacob M. Ward and Jessica S. Ward, trustees of Jacob M. Ward Living Trust and Jessica S. Ward Living Trust, sold 6 Church St. to Gavin M. Fraser for $2,120,000.    Chilmark  Dec. 18, Thomas F. Degenis and Susanne H. Degenis, trustees of Degenis Family 2020 Trust, sold 1 Crowberry Lane to Adam K. Bresnick, trustee of Crowberry Fields Realty Trust, for $1,075,000.    Edgartown  Dec. 15, 2 Orchard Lane LLC sold 2 Orchard Lane to Alexander E. Gillis and Corey L. Lyons…

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On my mind: Becoming an elder »

When a colleague recently suggested we go together to an “elders retreat” in Arizona, I started contemplating what being an elder might mean. The people I think of as elders — my parents, my godfather, some of my grandparents, teachers, older friends, and colleagues — are those who offered me wisdom, time, and kindness, expecting little in return.  Now nearly 70, I’m surprised to find that I’m increasingly hopeful about becoming more like those elders who gave so much to me. Maybe, I…

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Poet’s Corner: Christmas Neighborhood »

Christmas Neighborhood  By Amarylis Douglas   December rain taps the streets of the city.  A cat runs out from under a stoop, where  someone has left him a tin of food.  Outside the bar on 21st, two girls  sit on two metal chairs, chained to a table,  making plans for the evening.  A gray-haired man stands outside Trader Joe’s, holding a sign.  His eyes are blue and shy.  A pretty girl sets up her sleeping bag in a doorway.  The water runs clear down the corner and drains into the…

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Oak Bluffs »

“And numerous indeed are the hearts to which Christmas brings a brief season of happiness and enjoyment.”  –Charles Dickens, “The Pickwick Papers” Christmas does bring a rush of emotions, along with all the ritual and busy activity. In early childhood education, we talk about “big feelings,” and even adults experience those around the holidays. We remember the joy and anticipation of our childhood holidays, we miss the people who are no longer with us, and we celebrate the moments…

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‘The Secret Agent’ at the M.V. Film Center »

“The Secret Agent,” playing at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center starting Dec. 26, is a haunting Brazilian neo-noir political thriller written and directed by Mendonça Filho. Although a 2025 film, it has the look and feel of the mid-1970s, which is, in fact, when the narrative is set. The story follows a former technology researcher and university professor, Armando (Wagner Moura), as he tries to escape persecution and resist the corrupt authoritarian regime during the political tumult of…

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‘Reconnections: Essays and Artwork by Wampanoag and Narragansett Knowledge Keepers’ »

The book “Reconnections,” a compilation of work by Wampanoag and Narragansett knowledge keepers, is really a heart-spoken recount of knowledge given by some of the elders and younger generations of our time, many of whom I am happy to say I (as an elder myself) have had the honor to work with from time to time. As I read the book, I could hear each storyteller’s voice.  Patriarch Robert Peters opens the book with strong truths about reclaimation. This is what our people have had to do, to…

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Edgartown »

This is the last Edgartown column of 2025, and it’s a good time to look back at the year. I started writing this column in February, so not a full year just yet, but in that time, the response has been ever so delightful, and I want to thank you. The proverbial “you” includes not only every person that reads me; it also includes every person who physically stops me on Main Street, in line at Rosewater Market, or at the pews at St. Elizabeth’s to say they read the column and loved something…

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Dine: Is it too cold to grill yet? »

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Cribbage Club Results »

16 members of the Vineyard Cribbage Club met to play our favorite game of cribbage. The results are as follows: 1st place: Andria Jason with an 11/5 +78 card (28 hand as well!) 2nd place: Bill Russell with a 10/5 +10 card 3rd place: David Christensen with a 9/4 +51 card  4th place: Samantha Cron with a 9/4 +33 card Five 24-point hands were dealt. They were: Mary Alice Russell, Roy Scheffer, Andria Jason, Louie Larsen, and David Christensen. There were a total of 6 skunks, a game lost by more than…

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