“Don’t just teach your children to read. Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.” —George Carlin Memorial Day is here! This holiday gives us time to acknowledge and honor those who have fought and died while serving in the U.S. military. I read somewhere that instead of mourning their death, we should express gratitude that such people lived. I like that. The 31st annual Memorial 5K Road Race to benefit Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard will take place…
I’m writing this, and it just hit me that Memorial Day weekend is here. Isn’t it the biggest lie when we’re told we have time? Truthfully, we do but we don’t, and I feel like the earlier we can come to terms with that sentiment, the easier life will unfold. I’ll take a note from my fellow columnist, Joanna Lambert of Oak Bluffs, and her way of doing things and share the meaningful quote, “The trouble is, you think you have time,” attributed to Jack Kornfield. So let this be the moment…
The leaves are bursting, and you can see the changes on the main roads. Cooler spots have branches tinged with light green, and the warmer spots are now tunnels enclosed by large, dark green leaves, making high beams important at night. Purple and pink wisteria, flowing, small, white-blossomed spirea, rhododendrons and azaleas are blazing like fabulous Menemsha sunsets in swaths of red, purple, peach, orange, white, and pink. They like the acidic soil, but the soil is so dry I tote heavy buckets…
Last week was a time of change here in Aquinnah. We suffered the loss of a woman who has long been an integral part of our community. Roxanne Ackerman was a mother, a grandmother, our town constable, and our representative to the School Committee. So many are grieving her loss. Rest in peace, Roxanne. Thank you for all you have done. Thank you for giving us your family. You have earned this rest. Last week also brought us our town meeting and town election. It marked the last meeting steered by our…
Eighteen members of the Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Wednesday evening to play our favorite game of cribbage. The results are below: First, Roy Scheffer with an 11/5 +72 card Second, Jack Silvia with a 10/5 +37 card Third, Mary Alice Russell with a 9/4 +66 card Fourth, Louis Larsen with a 9/4 +43 card Fifth, Collin Evanson with a 9/4 +1 card Only three 24-point hands were played, one by Tricia Bergeron, and two from Roy Scheffer. Six people got skunked (a game won by more than 30 points)! We meet…
Roman Anthony Agreste Ana Irwin and Anthony Agreste of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Roman Anthony Agreste, on May 12, 2025, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Roman weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Caleb Rodrigues de Souza Rafaela de Souza and Tiago de Souza of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Caleb Rodrigues de Souza, on May 13, 2025, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Caleb weighed 6 pounds, 15.5 ounces. Lincoln Chaves Almeida Bruna Carvalho Chaves and Tiago Silva Almeida of Oak…
Updated 1:05 pm Over a month after the Trump administration ordered a fully-permitted offshore wind project to halt construction, the order has been lifted. Equinor announced on Monday evening that construction for its Empire Wind project, expected to provide renewable energy for 500,000 homes in New York, could resume construction after the stop work order issued last month had been lifted by the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM). The company stated that the work order was lifted…
Jacqueline Grace Jenoure, 93, transitioned peacefully, surrounded by family, on May 9, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was an avid adventurer, animal activist, lifelong learner, beloved educator, and, most importantly, a loving mother and grandmother. Jacqueline led a full and illustrious life, teaching science and math at the elementary school level for three decades. Born in New York City on Jan. 10, 1932, and raised in the Bronx by Jamaican parents, Jacqueline was the youngest of six children,…
David Sherwood Ashe, 69, of Edgartown, and Beverly Hills, Mich., passed away peacefully due to complications of his Type 2 diabetes in his Martha’s Vineyard home on May 11, 2025, with his beloved dog and best friend, Brady, by his side. David Ashe was born on Jan. 21, 1956, in Southbridge, to Frank and Eileen Ashe. He earned his undergraduate degree from Assumption College in Worcester, and later completed a master’s of business administration at Northeastern University in Boston. His close…
James Gay Argyll Stevens, devoted husband of pianist Delores Stevens, passed away peacefully at the age of 97 at home in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on April 30, 2025. He was born on July 4, 1927. For many decades, Jim and Dee were cherished members of the Martha’s Vineyard summer community, where they became deeply entwined in the Island’s classical music culture. In 1979, Dee and cellist Caroline Worthington co-founded what would become the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society, launching…
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