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Chilmark »

’Tis the season. Constant motion. Opportunities. Beautiful lights and greenery. Music and gatherings. Shopping for gifts made by friends and neighbors. Putting on bright orange vests and hats. And the sound of shotguns. This year the season for antique firearms is extended through the month of January.  Stopping and savoring moments. Stitching with threads of compassion blended with a sense of humor, memories, and feelings into a comforting quilt.  This week the Slow Stitching Sewing Circle starts.…

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Birth announcement »

Daphny Salazar Meireles Hianca Salazar and Samuel Amancio of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Daphny Salazar Meireles, on Nov. 25, 2025, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Daphny weighed 7 pounds, 3.7 ounces. The post Birth announcement appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

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Aquinnah »

The fifth annual Aquinnah Thanksgiving Plunge was a success. Matt Born estimates that there were 25 plungers and many more spirited supporters there. It was a cold but sunny morning, so spirits were especially high. The senior plunger award goes to Bill Lake, followed closely by Jim Wallen, Tom Murphy, and John Born, whose ages remain classified. Youngest plunger award goes to Clovis Smith and Seamus Mahoney, the former who nearly missed the event with an unknown wardrobe malfunction at game time. …

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Garden Notes: Late autumn miscellany »

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Ethel Jessie Chapman »

Ethel Jessie Chapman, 97, of Edgartown, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 28, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.  Born on March 4, 1928, in Waterville, Maine, she was the daughter of Elsmore M. Penney and Eva M. (Latulippe) Penney. Ethel grew up on her family’s Penney Hill Farm in Waterville, which was a well-known establishment in the area. In her youth she enjoyed milking cows, making cider, growing vegetables, and assisting in running the farmstand. She often told stories about various winter…

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Kathleen Young »

Kathleen Young passed away on Nov. 20, 2025, due to complications from a stroke. She was 77. Kathleen (née Wergin), was born on Sept. 4, 1948, in Manitowoc, Wis. She was one of five siblings. She enjoyed summers on the lake of her family‘s cabin in Door County, where she was an excellent waterskier. She loved literature, philosophy, and math and studied for a year at Wisconsin State University in Oshkosh. Kathleen‘s life took a nomadic turn after her job wouldn’t let her take time off in the…

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Madeleine Martha Perry »

Madeleine Martha Perry, our beloved Cookie, age 79, passed away peacefully on Nov. 22, 2025, surrounded by her family, her friends, and the countless handmade crafts that filled her home with warmth. The world was gentler, kinder, and far more joyful for having her in it.  A lifelong Islander, born and raised in Edgartown, her early years were spent as a telephone operator and working at the A&P. When she became a mother, making a home for her family became her everything. Born with a heart…

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Jane Edith Carroll Miller »

Jane Edith Carroll Miller, born June 30, 1935, in Concord, N.H., passed peacefully, surrounded by love.  Raised in Warner, N.H., Jane was known from an early age for her kindness, humor, and strong sense of responsibility. As her high school’s class president, she was admired by classmates and teachers alike — a natural leader whose warmth made everyone feel seen and valued. After high school, Jane followed her lifelong calling into nursing. She attended the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing,…

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Sandra Jensen Waller »

Sandra Jensen Waller, age 83, passed away at her home in South Hadley on Nov. 30, 2025. “Sandy” was the widow of the late John W. Waller of Edgartown.  Sandy first came to the Island while in college, spending the summer working at the Seafood Shanty in Edgartown. It is where she met her future husband, John.  Following their marriage, she and John built a home on the old Waller farm on the Edgartown Great Plains Way.  John later became the superintendent of the Edgartown Water Co., and Sandy…

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