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Got a minute?
Here’s what’s happening on Martha’s Vineyard today.
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On this day in 1931, Dorothy Parker resigned as drama critic at the New Yorker. Today is National Pet Day. At our offices, every day is pet day. It is also National Barbershop Quartet Day, which is music to our ears. If your friend sent you this, sign up for yourself here.
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IHT supports the efforts to create the MV Housing Bank which will help us secure the affordable housing our Island community needs. Please watch this film about our friends and neighbors who live here year-round and are in need of housing they can afford. Please vote twice,
once at your annual town meeting and again at town election this spring. Remember your vote counts and will help determine the future of our Island.
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Stem-ming the tide They came, they saw, they planted beach grass. Lots and lots of beach grass. On Saturday, more than 100 volunteers joined the Natural Resources Department of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to plant beach grass in order to protect the dunes at Lobsterville Beach. It’s become an annual tradition and each year, it seems, there are more volunteers. Reporter Abigail Rosen has this story.
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Loss for Tisbury
Two civic leaders in Tisbury died over the weekend — George Balco and Harold Chapdelaine. Balco most recently served on the Port Council, while Chapdelaine was instrumental in shepherding the Tisbury School project to town meeting approval. Editor George Brennan spoke to several town leaders and has this story.
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Reel delight It was a wonderful Saturday morning at Duarte’s Pond in West Tisbury. A little early, perhaps for photographer Jeremy Driesen, but he persevered. After nearly two years of cancellations because of COVID, the MV Rod and Gun Club’s annual trout tournament for children was held at the pond. We have Jeremy’s photos and the list of prize winners here.
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Bonus Photo
Craig Dripps planted 15,000 daffodils several years ago at his home in West Tisbury. The community and his dog, Mulligan, enjoy them.
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MEETINGS
The Aquinnah select board meets at 5 pm Tuesday at the Aquinnah town hall. Here is the agenda.
The West Tisbury town meeting meets at 6 pm at the West Tisbury School. Here is our preview.
The Tisbury select board meets at 6:30 pm Tuesday at Tisbury School. Here is the agenda. That is followed by Tisbury town meeting at 7 pm at the school. Here is our preview.
The Edgartown town meeting meets at 7 pm at the Old Whaling Church. Here is our preview.
The Oak Bluffs town meeting meets at 7 pm at the MVRHS Performing Arts Center. Here is our preview.
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Today: A virtual hearing on the proposed Steamship Authority legislation is scheduled for 5 pm today. The Nantucket and Dukes County commissioners will meet jointly to take in public comment on the legislation. Visit dukescounty.org for more information, or to get the Zoom link.
–Lucas Thors
There are still some nippy nights left before it’s time to throw open the windows, and what better way to brave those remaining cold evenings than with some hot, delicious soup or stew? The
Vineyard Haven library offers one-pot Indian cooking classes via Zoom, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Cook alongside nutritionist Karen Mort using a Dutch oven, crock pot, or electric pressure cooker. –L.T.
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Tomorrow: Getting ready for the West Tisbury town meeting? The West Tisbury library and West Tisbury school are working together to provide free onsite childcare for kids of all ages, starting at 5:45 pm. Games, crafts, and nut-free snacks will be provided. Registration is required by calling 508-693-3366. –L.T.
Movies! Check out what’s playing at Island theaters here.
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Quick on the drawer "Solid wooden bureau 50-inches high 38-inches wide 17-inches deep 6 drawer. $25 John @ 508-696-5213 between 10-3. Very heavy from Barbos." Click here for more finds in our Classifieds section.
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Do you know these veterans? Submit your best guess to newsletters@mvtimes.com within 24 hours and check the next Minute for the correct answer. That’s right, you asked and we listened. You won’t have to wait until the end of the month to find the answers. We’ll throw all winning guesses into a pot at the end of the month and someone will win their choice of a $100 Lift certificate to an Island business or $100 to go toward an Island charity of their choice. For previous Do You Knows, see our
archive.
Friday’s contest answer: Crystal Walker
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History blooms "Things are popping up at the Cooke House and Legacy Gardens in Edgartown, as the warm days of spring and summer finally greet
us," writes Abby Remer. "Starting in April and running through the end of October, weather permitting, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum properties will be starting outdoor activities from 12 to 4 pm every Saturday. While the inside of the Cooke House is still closed as it undergoes stabilization and then preservation work, the great outdoor Legacy Gardens will be where the action is." You can read more about this program here.
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