Here’s what’s happening on Martha’s Vineyard today.
What do Marie Curie, Leon Trotsky, Albert Camus, and Johnny Rivers have in common? They all celebrated birthdays today at one time or another. That’s some complicated company right there. Also on this day in 1916, Jeannette Rankin won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to Congress.If your friend sent you this, sign up for yourself here.
Dike bridge dispute intensifies The dispute between the Town of Edgartown and the Trustees of Reservations over who will pay for the $4 million repairs to the Dike bridge on Chappy intensified again this week. The Trustees provided documentation showing that the town, in 1950, agreed to take over maintenance of the bridge. It’s made more complicated with the town’s select board calling on local regulators to condition their approval of a beach management plan on funding bridge repairs with sticker revenue. Read that story here.
Super review Martha's Vineyard superintendent Richie Smith received high praise from the All-Island School Committee for his performance in the position. Now, Smith will need to work with other officials to enact goals for the following year. Additionally, the Vineyard's public school system may be seeing a spike in shared services costs. Get the details here.
South Coast commuting SeaStreak officially cut the ribbon on its new commuter service between New Bedford and Vineyard Haven. The service includes daily passage leaving early in the morning from New Bedford and a return trip in the late afternoon. The Island chamber says that it’s a piece in the larger puzzle to provide the workforce needed on the Island, not just for businesses, but schools and health care. Read our coverage here.
MEETINGS Aquinnah Select Board meets tomorrow at 5 pm at town hall. Here is the agenda.
West Tisbury Select Board meets tomorrow at 4:30 at town hall. Here is the agenda.
Tisbury Planning Board meets at 6 pm at the Tisbury Emergency Services Facility. Here is the agenda. Edgartown Conservation Commission meets at 4 pm remotely. Here is the agenda.
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Quote of the Day "You have built a solid foundation, and have created this environment here at Martha’s Vineyard. It’s for all of you here today, the whole school. You epitomize what it means to play and live unified." — Denise Larrabee, manager of inclusive schools program for Special Olympics Massachusetts, presenting the Vineyard with a special designation
Hot Topic Comment "I remember when they bought the property for 4 million. It was over the asking price." — Eleanor Stanwood comments on our coverage of Chip Chop selling for more than $20 million
Hot Topic Letter "Thank you to everyone who deposited
their used inkjet cartridges last month. They were sold to a recycler for a net payout to the League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard. That’s 107 plastic cartridges kept out of our landfill and a 1,000 year decomposition schedule." — Irene Ziebarth writes to us thanking the community for their recycling efforts
Today:Want to learn how to knit and how to make a scarf in one night? I’ve got you. Featherstone offers Fiber Art: Start a Scarf tonight. They also have wine, cider, and tea, or you can bring your own drink. It’s a two-hour intro to knitting. Register on their website. 5 pm. –Connie Berry
Meanwhile, in Vineyard Haven at Island Music, it’s Open Mic Night. You can sign up to play or sing, or you can just come to listen and hang out. And it’s free. 6 pm. –C.B.
Tomorrow:I’d really like to know more about sign language, and all that’s stopping me is making time to do it. Get started with this presentation at the Oak Bluffs library: Signed Language in America and learn about the history behind it and what it means now. Free. 5 pm. –C.B.
Movies! Check out what's playing at Island theaters here.
Start your engine "FREE Universal 4 cyl. marine engine with a reverse gear, running take out. Gannon & Benjamin gandb@gannonandbenjamin.com"
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Staying in?
If it's a toss-up for dinner, try your hand at Roasted Brussels Sprouts, a recipe shared ten years ago by Garden Notes columnist Abigail Higgins. It contains a "24-karat culinary ingredient" to make the dish shine.
If you'd like to share a recipe with the community, send it to us at recipes@mvtimes.com, and include a photo of the dish and a brief backstory if you have one.
Do you know this Island hockey player? We'll throw all winning answers into a pot at the end of the month and someone will win their choice of a $100 gift certificate to an Island business or charity.
Revisiting a bestseller Remember Peter Kramer’s landmark 1993 book "Listening to Prozac: A Psychiatrist Explores Antidepressant Drugs and the Remaking of the Self"? Hard to believe that it was first published 30 years ago. His new edition, with an updated introduction and afterword, examines progress in scientific studies, as well as trends in the use and public understanding of antidepressants, and also looks at potential breakthroughs in the treatment of depression. Read Abby Remer’s review here.
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