Below are the latest news articles mentioning "died" or "passed" from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent Cape Cod obituaries and death notices.
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank is purchasing over 12 acres of land on Chappaquiddick Island with plans to eventually restore it to farm land. The acquisition adds to the Land Bank’s already extensive list of holdings on the remote Island, and the property is connected to a man with history on Chappaquiddick. The Land Bank purchased the 12.6 acre parcel on 3 Jeffers Lane on Chappaquiddick from the representatives of the Estate of Gerald Jeffers — Gerald Jeffers, Jr., Geraldine Jeffers, and…
We all want to feel safe. For most of us, being at home comes with a sense of safety. We may be far less safe than we think. We know that 55 percent of serious injuries occur in the home, and that another 25 percent occur just outside. In 2023, according to the National Safety Council, 173,000 people died from preventable injuries at home. Most of these injuries were secondary to falls, and most of these falls occurred in older adults. Over the past 15 years, the number…
“Stand, you’ve been sitting much too long. There’s a permanent crease in your right or wrong.” —Sylvester Stewart, a.k.a. Sly Stone I had to quote the late, great Sly Stone, who passed away last week at 82. His pioneering music in the ’60s and ’70s was transformative for my generation. It was joyful, funky soul music that brought people together. His lyrics were politically charged, and remain relevant today. Last weekend people did stand, all over…
The first turtle stranding reported across the Cape and Islands this year occurred in Aquinnah on Saturday, the second year in a row that the Vineyard reported the first stranded turtle in the region. The endangered female leatherback, which weighed around 700 pounds, was discovered deceased east of Red Beach in Aquinnah. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head’s Natural Resources Department team, who are the primary contact for all strandings on the Island, was alerted to the turtle through a social media…
Make no mistake, events in Los Angeles with 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 U.S. Marines (as of this writing) facing off against those demonstrating against the arrest and detention of undocumented immigrants will occur in Massachusetts. And as we have seen, on Martha’s Vineyard. President Trump nationalized the California Guard, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to sue the president, calling his actions unlawful and unnecessary. The governor argued that the presence of military personnel only provoked…
Nancy Wood said goodbye to family and friends on June 10, 2025. Born on April 14, 1928, in Fall River, she was the daughter of Leroy and Ruth Wood. Nancy grew up in Tiverton, R.I., where she spent an idyllic childhood sailing and racing boats around Narragansett Bay. In 1922, her grandfather, T. Elton Wood, had designed a 12-foot, 6-inch wooden cat-rigged boat named the Candy Class for young people to sail. Many of these boats were built, all named after candies. They raced at various yacht clubs…
Louise Costa Yapp of Vineyard Haven passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones, including her beloved caregiver and friend, Martha Feurtado, on May 18, 2025, at the age of 99. Louise was the second of four children of John and Margaret Costa. Louise was Island-born, and as a matter of fact, was both born and passed away in her family home in Vineyard Haven. Louise started school in kindergarten at the Tisbury School, which…
WHITE HOUSE MEDIA STATEMENT: BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On June 14, 1777, a banner of red, white, and blue was woven into history when the Second Continental Congress passed the First Flag Resolution, making our beloved Stars and Stripes the official flag of our emerging Republic. This Flag Day and National Flag Week, we pause to revere the star-spangled emblem of our freedom — and we honor the nearly 250 years of valor,…
(Something I painted on a grey cotton t-shirt, about 6mths ago – If it looks like there are wierd faces underneath, that’s because I painted some faces on there, didn’t like them and, not wanting to waste a perfectly good t-shirt,decided to do a sunset instead!) Hello Word Press readers! I know, I know, I have been gone for yet another REALLY LONG time! Probably more than 18 months – though I have not really checked to see when the last post was. I have many different excuses,…
A Vineyard woman whose husband died after being stung by a wasp during a golf charity event less than two years ago gave powerful testimony in front of state lawmakers this week, advocating for more widespread access to epinephrine — the medication that can counteract an allergic reaction. Megan Brown testified in front of the Joint Committee on Public Health on Wednesday in Boston, asking lawmakers to swiftly support H.2500, an act relative to increasing access to…
This morning, long before the coffee even kicked in, Sadie and I had a mutual look—the kind we give each other when we both know it’s time to vanish. Not run away, not escape… just disappear for a bit. Reset. We’ve gotten good at it. No calendar entry. No big speech. Just that silent agreement between two overworked, overpaginated humans who’ve seen one too many CTs lit up like Christmas trees lately. By 7 a.m., we were in the Porsche—black, growling, poised—gliding down Route 6 with…
There is a significant lack of childcare on Martha’s Vineyard for toddlers and infants that is leaving many families scrambling for accommodation. And even when there is space, costs can be a significant burden. With the summer season approaching — the height of the year for families to earn a living — the need for affordable childcare is even more dire. According to reporting by The Times that included interviews with childcare advocates, workers, and Island families, there are only two…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” —Martin Luther King Jr. June 19 is Juneteenth, the day we commemorate the official end of slavery in the U.S. On the Juneteenth flag, there are three symbols: Bhe star represents freedom for every Black American, the burst around the star symbolizes a new beginning for all, and the arc shows a new horizon of opportunities. The NAACP of M.V. will celebrate Juneteenth on Sunday, June 22, at the Portuguese-American Club from 2 to 5…
The sweet honey locust blossoms are huge and lovely this year. Recent rains helped the garden, and though I am allergic to grass pollen, I love the scent of newly mown fields and how swallows swoop around the tractor. Wearing a good mask helps tremendously. It is impossible to note graduation without feeling the absence of Waylon Madison Sauer, a member of the graduating class who tragically died in 2023, leaving a large hole along with inspiration in many hearts. There…
I grew up feeling a strong connection with Georgia O’Keefe and believed I would be home, feel rooted, the day I set foot in Abiquiu, N.M. What happened was, the day I disembarked the fast ferry from Quonset, R.I., with my youngest son who was nine, and climbed into an open-air Jeep to stay with a friend off Waldron’s Bottom Road, everything changed. I awoke at sunrise on our first morning and took a 45-minute walk, all the way down to Long Point. I followed the dirt road straight to the beach…
Thomas Jefferson, who used only 1,320 words in the Declaration of Independence to set the world afire, was no slouch when it came to concise writing. “The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do,” he once advised. Mark Twain offered more caustic counsel. “Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very’; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be,” he suggested. ”There is no rule on how to…
Barbara Ann Maciel of West Tisbury passed away peacefully on June 6, 2025, at the age of 82. A full obituary and service announcement will follow in a later edition of this paper. The post Barbara Ann Maciel appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.
Last week was all wind and rain. The much-needed rain brought out any remaining leaves in a flush of greenery. I urge everyone to take the time to appreciate the subtleties and variations of greens that predominate our springtime landscapes. It’s such a short time before summer darkens those greens, or turns them brown altogether. I always notice the fields along our roadsides, where hedgerows and hayfields offer palettes of contrasting colors. I began Saturday at a special Shabbat morning service…
Phyllis Marie Malatesta Smith passed away peacefully on April 17, 2025, at her home in Havenside, with her devoted daughter Kerin O’Brien and son-in-law Michael Duffey by her side. She was 93 years old. Phyllis’ journey in life began in Medford, as the firstborn daughter of Jeanette (Doran) and Albert A. Malatesta in 1931. Her younger brother, Albert (“Bert”) Malatesta, soon followed in 1937, and they shared a deep and loving sibling bond throughout her life.…
Sarah Williams (“Sally”) died peacefully in her sleep on May 9, 2025, in her home in Oak Bluffs. Sally had a long, fun life. Born on August 2, 1934, to Helen Hobart Williams and the Rev. John Paul Williams, she graduated from Brown University with a Ph.D. in history, and taught history in Brookline. Sally enjoyed summers on the Island until she moved here full-time when she retired. Then she enjoyed music camp. She also liked watching and counting the birds in her…
Jeffrey T. Spear, who died on July 22, 2024, will have a celebration of life on Friday, June 27, at 11 am at the Cuttyhunk Methodist Church and Meeting House. A water shuttle will be provided from Menemsha at 10 am, with a return at 2:30 pm, with a limited number of people. Please RSVP to the Rev. Stephen Harding at 508-693-0332. Visit chapmanfuneral.com for full obituary and online guestbook. The post Jeffrey T. Spear appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard…
A new scholarship fund, created in memory of Ronald Rappaport — a celebrated Islander and an esteemed lawyer who passed away unexpectedly in 2024 — has reportedly raised over $1.5 million so far. Established by Rappaport’s family and the Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation (MVBCF) with support from MVYouth, the memorial fund was created to honor his legacy in the Island community by facilitating the education of future generations. According to a…
Charles Francis Tucy III, 76, passed on April 5, 2025, in Boston. He’s gone home to be with his beloved dog, Stanley. To us, his family, he was Chippy. Kind, thoughtful, and loving, my uncle was the most interesting, unique, and stubborn man I’ve ever known. There is no one like him, and I’m sure there will never be anyone like him. Trying to summarize his life into a few paragraphs seems impossible. How can you summarize someone so vivid? A longtime resident…
The other night, my friend Rick and I were talking about how many teachers had influenced our lives. He had five. I had four. My first great one was my mother. She had learned English at age 11, fresh off the boat from Germany. Education in Hartford, Conn., in 1930 must have been exemplary, and since my mother was a voracious student and had to be the mouth for her Yiddish-speaking parents, her language skills became impeccable. My first words, instead of “Dada” or “Mama,” were probably “If…
Elizabeth Ann Lassen Knight died peacefully, in her home, surrounded by her loving husband and five children on Monday, May 5, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She will always be remembered as nurturing, humble, forgiving, spirited, generous, kind, and poised. Ann truly was a lady of grace. Born in Needham, on Oct. 6, 1939, she was proud of her mother Gladys Rhodes Lassen’s upbringing in Maine, and enjoyed spending summers on her grandparents’ farm with…
Dozens of Islanders marched with veterans and members of the armed services in Monday’s annual Memorial Day Parade, which kicked off at the American Legion Post 257 in Vineyard Haven and traveled to the nearby Oak Grove Cemetery. The stormy weather from the end of last week broke and a beaming sun came to greet attendees. Tisbury select board chair Christina Colarusso read a proclamation from the governor’s office and veteran David Berube spoke near the entrance to the Avenue of Flags. Earlier…
Dear Dogcharmer, We have a pit mix, Della, about 65 pounds, that pulls like crazy. We have her on a prong collar, but she still pulls hard, seems to feel no pain. Somebody mentioned a head halter, and another person said get an Easy Walk harness. Your thoughts? Jeff and Pat Dear J and P, I prefer a head halter or Easy Walk harness to a prong collar. I’ll never forget the call from a young lady who told me the story of her dog who almost died because of the prong collar…
New York Times best-selling author Martha Hall Kelly, known for her historical fiction, takes us back to a time when world history touched our Island’s shores. Kelly’s new novel, “The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club,” is rooted in her ties to the Island, which began when her great-grandparents, who were farmers here, arrived in 1891. Kelly’s mother grew up on the farm, and would tell tales about remarkable events on the Vineyard during World War II. Kelly noted in a recent interview,…
“The Secret Mall Apartment” at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is a deep dive into a unique art project. Director and producer Jeremy Workman combines original footage and contemporary commentary to take us on a journey with eight Rhode Islanders who created a secret apartment in the mammoth Providence Place Mall in 2003. At the time, Providence was experiencing an economic slump, and developers wanted to demolish existing buildings to create an enormous mall to attract wealthy consumers…
“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…
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…
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…
Roxane Ackerman, 76, died on Thursday afternoon, May 15, 2025, at home in Aquinnah. A memorial potluck service will be held on Tuesday, May 20, at 6 pm at the Aquinnah Town Hall. A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of this paper. The post Services for Roxane Ackerman on Tuesday appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.
Louise C. Yapp of Vineyard Haven passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loved ones on May 18, 2025, at the age of 99. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Yapp, and is survived by her son, Robert W. Yapp and his wife, Debra, of West Tisbury, and son Mark G. Yapp of Acushnet; grandson, Scott R. Yapp and his wife, Melisa, and twin great-grandchildren, Dashel and Jade Yapp, all of Billerica. Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, May 24, from…
The family of Frank Rodenbaugh, the 2-year-old Islander who died tragically in March, launched a fundraising campaign earlier this month to rebuild a playground at the Oak Bluffs School in his honor — and within days, all of the requested funds had been raised through more than 800 donations. Frank’s parents, Julie and Matt Rodenbaugh, launched the GoFundMe campaign hoping to raise $200,000. The playground was one of the 2-year-old’s favorite places to go 2-year-old,…
HN NOTES FROM THE OVERNIGHT 1. POLICE PUZZLED BY GUNSHOT VICTIM DISCOVERED ON ROUTE 6 EXIT RAMP WEST YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [DEVELOPING] – Yarmouth Police and Firefighters responded to Willow Street shortly before midnight last evening for a report of man with a gunshot wound. According to Yarmouth Police sources, a motorist discovered a man on one of the ramps to Route 6 suffering from a gunshot wound to his arm. The motorist began driving the injured male to Cape Cod Hospital. While en…
Longer days in May are a welcome reminder that summer is almost here. For as long as I can remember, I’ve lived for my family’s annual summer trip to the beaches of Cape Cod. And in June I’m headed back to the Cape for the first time since 2022 with my now larger, blended family. I’m looking forward to the trip but also thinking ahead about the dangers of sun exposure, and how that increases the risk for melanoma and other forms of skin cancer. Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer,…
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url [https:] 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 { background: url [https:] 0 0 no-repeat; } 1 of 2 The Aquinnah preparing to sail to Woods Hole. —Eunki Seonwoo The Aquinnah, the newest addition to the SSA fleet, was commissioned on Friday. —Eunki…
MASHPEE – A town election in Mashpee this week voted two new members to the Select Board. They are Michael Richardson, who won a three-year seat, and Tracy Kelley, who was elected for a two-year term. The question of funding a new police station, which previously got the OK in town meeting, also passed in […] The post Mashpee Voters Elect Select Board Members, Approve New Police Station appeared first on CapeCod.com.
Many people on the Vineyard may be astonished by the sheer number and fast pace of executive orders issued from the White House over the first 100 days of the Trump administration. But it’s possible to judge three key domestic issues to determine their impact on Islanders and all Americans: immigration, government cuts, and the economy. First, a comment on the meaning of “100 days.” The term’s origin dates to 1815, from Napoleon’s return from exile to his defeat at Waterloo and then to…
William H. Luers, a summer Island resident across four decades, career diplomat, and former president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, died Saturday at his home in Washington Depot, Conn. He was 95. Luers, born and raised in Springfield, Ill., dedicated his life to advancing democracy, arts, and culture. Through a nearly 30-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, he is known for supporting and protecting dissident and writer Vaclav Havel, who became…
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