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Vintage baseball is returning to Oak Bluffs after a century »

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:46:49 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

  • Vintage baseball in Waban Park. —Courtesy Dan “Gunner” Genovese
  • The Westfield Wheelmen. —Courtesy Dan “Gunner” Genovese
  • Waban Park vintage baseball in action. —Courtesy Dan “Gunner” Genovese
  • Vintage baseball in Waban Park. —Courtesy Dan “Gunner” Genovese
Seven balls is a walk; a foul ball is not a strike; and if a player gets hit by a pitch, it’s only a ball.  This is vintage baseball. The game…

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Oak Bluffs votes to join regional water protection fund »

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:46:06 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

Oak Bluffs is now flush with funds to augment its wastewater system after becoming the first town to join the Cape and Islands Water Protection Fund.  At a special joint meeting of the Oak Bluffs Select Board and the Oak Bluffs Wastewater Commission last Tuesday, board members unanimously approved joining the fund, which was created in 2018.  The fund pools money for member municipalities’ water-related projects, such as expansions to wastewater treatment plants or improving water quality.…

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Vineyard reaches ‘significant drought’  »

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:24:16 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

Martha’s Vineyard continues to experience a significant drought, according to state officials.  Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper declared a Level 2, or significant, drought for the Cape and Islands late last week. While the state saw some needed rain recently, it continues to experience below-average rainfall, declining streamflow, and falling groundwater levels as well as “the effects of two years of below-average precipitation,” according to a press release…

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A Gallery Art & Design »

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:33:06 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

Showing now: A Gallery Art & Design’s inaugural solo exhibition, New Worlds/Magic City, features sixteen mixed-media artworks by Nicholas Grassi. Grassi explores energetic dynamism through large-scale paintings and drawings that pack chaos onto expansive surfaces. His process begins by sketching people in public and private, continuously redrawing them to capture shifting positions and build intense visual energy. Grassi’s prior exhibitions on the Island include: The Workshop Gallery…

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Ann M. Lees »

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:07:26 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

Ann M. Lees, 91, of Brookline and Chilmark, died on July 8, 2026, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert S. Lees, who died in June 2017. She was the mother of David, Steven, Martha, and Sarah Lees.  Her services are private, and a complete obituary will appear in another edition of this paper. Visit chapmanfuneral.com for online guestbook and information. The post Ann M. Lees appeared first on .

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Mark Grandfield »

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:04:58 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

A celebration of life for Mark Grandfield will be held at the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs on Monday, July 20, which would have been Mark’s 72nd birthday. From 7 pm till late, including live music. The post Mark Grandfield appeared first on .

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Proposed shelter to heal residents through indigenous traditions »

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:04:38 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

Aquinnah, the ancestral home of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, may become the host of the first native-run shelter in the state dedicated to indigenous women who are victims of domestic and sexual violence.  The Martha’s Vineyard Commission opened the hearing for Aquinnah Headwaters, a campus on 7.76 acres that would house a program to support indigenous women that have suffered from abuse. There will be continued hearing on the proposal next week, and the project needs further approvals…

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Fresh produce for eligible seniors »

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:15:30 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

The non-profit Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, in partnership with the West Tisbury Farmers Market, will once again distribute $25 vouchers for the purchase of farm-fresh food for low-income senior residents throughout the summer months on Martha’s Vineyard.  Senior and low-income residents throughout the Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties who are 60 years and over are able to use vouchers to obtain fresh food at local participating locations in their region. On the Vineyard,…

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Music of Vineyard Composer Harry Burleigh  »

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:08:30 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

The 54th season of the Vineyard Summer Chamber Music Festival continues with flutist/singer Emi Ferguson performing music of Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Franz Schubert, and Harry Burleigh, who summered in Oak Bluffs for 30 years before his death in 1949. “All these composers are united in their devotion to capturing people, places, and emotions in music,” says Ferguson. “Each gave voice to ‘ordinary people’ and their struggles: Guthrie through folk ballads, Schubert through art…

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Celebrating Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub »

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:32:16 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times

On Tuesday, July 7, under a stormy sky, the Ag Hall was ablaze with light and energy, as Circuit Arts held its third annual Martha’s Vineyard Arts Icon Awards. Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub – actors and long-time seasonal residents of the Island – were celebrated during an evening that included sumptuous hours d’oeuvres and a delicious multi-course meal by Quitsa Kitchen. Brian Ditchfield, executive director of Circuit Arts, welcomed the crowd with a brief history of the organization, which…

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