Holidays on M.V.

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Life-saving speed from first responders is credited with a rescue at Sunset Lake last night.

Holly and jolly on M.V.

The 43rd annual Christmas in Edgartown started today. Festivities include an arts-and-crafts festival, the lighting of the Edgartown lighthouse, and the ultimate Christmas parade. Read more here. Also in the holiday spirit, some 350 Island children have presents this year thanks to the Red Stocking Fund, which started in the 1930s when friends came to gether to knit red stockings. Read more about that here.

A successful rescue at Sunset Lake

It took some quick action and ingenuity from Oak Bluffs Police and Fire to save three victims last night after a car rolled into Sunset Lake off of Lake Avenue. One victim was said to be pinned to the lake bottom before first responders pried the vehicle up and freed her. Police tell us that she is in stable condition. Read more

Finalists revealed in town administrator search

Tisbury received 22 applicants to replace town administrator Jay Grande, who is retiring at the end of this year. A town search committee has now brought that number down to two. They are Sonia Alves-Viveiro, city manager of Edison, New Jersey, and Joseph LaCivita, general manager of Watervliet, New York. Some select board members, however, wanted to see more local candidates, and expressed interest in expanding the search. Read more

Hammer, meet Wall-E

You read that right. These are some of the newest names given to North Atlantic right whales. A right whale consortium announced a new round of names picked by ranked-choice voting among researchers. Our favorite? Dumpling. Read more

AT A GLANCE

COMMUNITY

Seasonal services

The Times has assembled a list of religious holiday services at places of worship Island-wide. You can check here to see what's upcoming in your community.

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HAPPENINGS

Today

Todays' first musical happening is brought to you by the MVRHS Minnesingers. Their 32nd annual holiday concert will fill the Old Whaling Church with the music of the season. This concert will benefit the singers and the Vineyard Preservation Trust. It's 8 pm at the church, 89 Main Street, Edgartown. Doors open 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20. Read more

Saturday

Vineyard native May Oskan gives her first on-Island performance in over a decade, joined by her mother Shelly Jones, a local songwriter and guitar teacher. You'll hear new songs about memory, understanding, and the passage of time, and Shelly's heartfelt and soulful works. Expect special guests and more surprises, too. It's 3 pm to 4:30 pm at the West Tisbury Library, 1042 State Road, West Tisbury. Read more

Sunday

Join baritone David Behnke and pianist David Rhoderick for a performance of Robert Schumann's monumental opus "Dichterliebe." The title means "A Poet's Love." This piece is set to sixteem poems by Heinrich Heine that reflect on a young man's unrequieted love and longing. The latter portion of the program will be devoted to seasonal music. It's 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Edgartown Library, 26 Edgartown West Tisbury Road, Edgartown. Read more

Movies

View the lineup of feature films and documentaries at Island theaters and libraries here.

Concerts

Check out musical events around the Island here.

MEETINGS

The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission meets at noon on Monday.

Agenda here.

The Steamship Authority Board and port council meet jointly at 1:30 pm on Monday. Agenda here.

The Edgartown select board meets at 4 pm on Monday. Agenda here.

The Oak Bluffs select board meets at 4:30 pm on Monday. Agenda here.

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Quote of the Day

“[There were] a lot of good little sidetracks [from] people up there — ‘I come to the Vineyard,’ … ‘Owen Park is my favorite spot.’ A couple people pulled me aside. So that was special, to have that personal connection with the Vineyard from the people up at the State House.”

—Tisbury Harbormaster Gary Kovack on a Tuesday State House meeting where the town secured $1 million to rebuild Owen Park Pier

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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.

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