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The Minute:
No decision yet on Spring Street, as last night's M.V. commission meeting featured three hours of comments.
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Tisbury’s select board held a closed-doors meeting last night along with Fire Chief Greg Leland, who has been on leave since July. The details are still vague about what happened, but Leland will no longer be a town employee starting Monday. The Fire Chief says he is considering legal action and claims the town terminated his contract. Read more
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The Martha’s Vineyard Commission postponed the decision on whether to review 97 Spring Street after a long comment period pushed Thursday’s meeting late into the night. The public asked commissioners to protect their neighborhood of year-round residents from a development intended for transient workers, among other concerns. Read more
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The news keeps coming out of Tisbury — the town is considering relocating its police station to a consolidated town hall next to the former landfill in town. Voters at town meeting in December could have a say on that, as well as a library renovation and addition expected to cost nearly $9 million. Read more
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Researchers were in the field on Thursday gathering data on the year-round bass population in Squibnocket. Part of the effort is to help the dwindling herring population, but they are also learning more about the bass and why they overwinter in the Chilmark waterbody. Read more
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The Barnacble Club is the Vineyard's oldest waterfront organization, now in its 161st year. Initially made of master mariners and officers looking to relax and share tales of life at sea, the group has changed a lot since. And as of a 2019, women are allowed to join. "To be a Barnacle club member, you must have salt in your veins," says president Mark Alan Lovewell. Read more
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Today
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Fans of nature-inspired art should take note of this event, a live pairing of Lanny McDowell's avian photography with David Stanwood's piano work. The result is an improvisational, meditational reflection on birding. The artists will answer questions afterwards. It's from 5 pm to 6 pm at the Martha's Vineyard Museum, 151 Lagoon Pond Road in Vineyard Haven. Register here
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Saturday |
The draw here is not only ponies, but also pumpkins. If that's not enough for you, there's face painting, a bake sale, popcorn, cider and much more. It's 10 am to noon at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center, 55 Misty Meadows Lane, West Tisbury. Read more
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Sunday |
It's the annual Kid's Dog Show & Costume Contest! Categories include best trick, best costume, best puppy under one years old, and least obedient. If you want to enter your canine contestant, email aco@westtisbury-ma.gov. It's from noon to 2 pm at the Agricultural Hall, 35 Panhandle Road, West Tisbury. Read more
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Movies |
View the lineup of feature films and documentaries at Island theaters and libraries here.
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MEETINGS |
The Edgartown select board meets at 4 pm on Monday. Agenda here.
The regional high school building project is holding a community forum from 6 pm to 8 pm on Monday. See more here.
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Quote of the Day
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“In this instance, it was about my book that I wrote, but I’ve seen this type of coverup … so much in the past.”
—Linda Coombs of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) on her indigenous history book being classified as fiction in a Texas county. Her book has since been reclassified as nonfiction.
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What's for dinner tonight?
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Dining Out? |
The Barn Open daily for lunch, dinner & bowling. Text Barnmv to 508/696/9800 to receive deals & specials.
The Sweet Life Open year-round! Serving dinner Thursday through Tuesday at 5 pm, with live music on Thursdays.
@sweet_life_mv 508/696/0200 sweetlifemv.com
Farm Neck Cafe Gather with friends to watch a game in our spacious bar, or dine on the terrace. Serving lunch 11am to 3pm, and pub fare 3 pm to 6 pm. 508/693/3560
Contact adsales@mvtimes.com to promote your dining specials with the MV Times.
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Name This Islander |
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Who's at the net? We'll throw all winning answers into a pot at the end of the month and someone will win a free MV Times T-shirt.
Email your answer to newsletters@mvtimes.com, and let us know which day you are guessing about. For a previous Name This Islander, see our archive.
Thursday's contest answer:
Steven Fox
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