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Got a minute?
Here’s what’s happening on Martha’s Vineyard today.
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Today is International Coffee Day. Enjoy a cappuccino! It’s also the last week of the regular season of Major League Baseball, which means that October is pretty much here. If your
friend sent you this, sign up for yourself here.
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Watch as Michele Norris and Michele Vivian-Jemison discuss the importance of HOME. You can help solve our Island's year-round housing crisis by
clicking here and donating now.
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With 2023 MCAS scores showing a decrease from student averages in 2019, M.V. Regional High School is considered a school in need of intervention, according to Superintendent Richard Smith at last night’s All Island School Committee meeting. With the MCAS being a gateway exam to graduation, Superintendent Smith said he intends to prioritize supporting students in passing the test. Read more here.
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How loud is the airport?
Martha’s Vineyard Airport has been conducting a study to map out noise impacts, and you’ll soon be able to comment on it. The work was done through a Federal Aviation Administration program, and a study team measured noise levels during the Island’s peak season. Read more here.
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Stop & Shop suedA Tisbury woman is suing the supermarket after what she described as poorly maintained grounds at the Edgartown location caused her to fall and sustain injuries. Through her attorney, she argues that Stop & Shop is in violation of both state and town laws, and has failed to keep up with parking lot maintenance. Here’s that story.
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MEETINGS
The Edgartown Select Board meets at 4 pm Monday. In person at Edgartown Town Hall with remote access. Here is the agenda.
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Committee meets at 6 pm Monday. In person at MVRHS library with remote access. Here is the agenda.
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The MVTimes: Our reporting makes a difference
Journalism that matters, where you need it, when you need it. Want more?
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Quote of the Day
"There has never been a permanent shelter on the Island. That’s why this is a great opportunity for us."
— President of the board of Harbor Homes, Jennifer Frank, on a new shelter proposed for Oak BluffsHot Topic Comment"Not empathetic, caring or community minded though. If they were, they would vaccinate their children so that immune compromised students could attend school more safely; without worrying about dying from preventable diseases."
— Suzy Cosgrove on state statistics showing 1 in 4 Chilmark School kindergarteners have an exemption for at least one vaccineHot Topic Letter"The judge might
have come to a different conclusion had he studied the legislative history of the Dover Amendment. How and why did it come about in the 1930s? How and why was it amended in 1946? What changes, if any, were made in its final issuance, four years later? What did the legislators in the Massachusetts assembly argue about the amendment?"
— Essayist Jack Fruchtman on a need to update the Dover Amendment
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Today: Need a little help settling down at the end of the day? Try a Sound Journey at Peaked Hill Studio. Valerie Sonnenthal leads this healing concert of resonant vibrational sounds. 7 pm. –Connie Berry
Don’t forget "Little Shop of Horrors" is still happening with Island Theater Workshop at the PAC. Tonight, Saturday night, and Sunday night. 7:30 pm. –C.B.
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This weekend: Learn Clamming with the Oak Bluffs shellfish constable. The Oak Bluffs library helps us with this one at the first bridge parking lot on Sengekontacket Pond. 8:30 am. Tom Dresser leads a "fun" Historic Cemetery Walking Tour beginning at the Oak Bluffs library. 9 am. Here comes fall at the Farm Institute with its Pumpkin Picking and Wagon Rides, plus all the animals. 9:30 am and beyond. Adult Community Dance Class at the West Tisbury library. Jesse Keller Jason, a real dancer, leads this all-levels class. 10:30 am. Featherstone allows us another look at summer with its "Summer Celebrations and Reflections." 12 to 4 pm. (The exhibit has just been extended to Oct. 29.) Join the West Tisbury library as they say good-bye to children’s librarian Mikaela Lawson. 12 to 2 pm. The Red House welcomes social worker, trauma therapist, and author Liz Ianelli as she discusses her book "I See You Survivor." 1 pm. Come try on costumes, participate in theater warm-ups, and collaborate with Phyllis Vecchia, who leads Creative Drama at the Chilmark library. Tons of fun for kids 4 to 8. Read the directions because they’d like you to register. 1 pm. It’s Fossil Day on Saturday. Enjoy a free public science event for all ages at Union Chapel. This day never disappoints. 2 to 4 pm. The Chilmark library hosts Chilmark’s Deaf and Signing Community: A New History at 3 pm. The Manhattan Short Film Festival is at the Film Center Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 4 pm. I’ve only been once and it was way better than I expected. And you get to vote. –C.B.
On Sunday, it’s the 35th Anniversary of M.V. Big Golf Fore Kids at Mink Meadows Golf Club. It benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Chef Deon’s Kitchen provides the eats. 7:30 am to 2 pm. All Levels Casual Tennis happens at the courts on Church Street in Vineyard Haven. I’m interested in anything that says "all levels." 10 am. Meet at Aquinnah Circle for the 10th annual Run for the Light. Your registration fee supports restoration and maintenance of the Gay Head Lighthouse. 10:30 am. The Martha’s Vineyard Cultural Council awards grants for projects that benefit Island residents through the arts and humanities. Come to this open clinic and discover how to write a successful grant, ask questions, and learn about the application process. West Tisbury library. This might help with the stand-up comedy act I’m trying to get off the ground. 1 pm. Sunday at Sea Music and Storytelling with musicians Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole. Love this. Federated Church. 8 pm. How come we have so many choices and it’s not August? This makes it tough to be a couch potato. –C.B.
Movies! Check out what's playing this weekend at Island theaters
here.
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Weekend retreat?
"Free Double Recliner and TV Brown leather electric double recliner 2 Wifi ports; Panasonic TV 2007 HDMI cord remote Both Free. Photos text 508-221-0527."Click here for more finds in our Classifieds section.
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The Barn Open Monday through Saturday 11:30 am to 11 pm for lunch, dinner & bowling. Text Barnmv to 508/696/9800 to receive deals & specials.
The Sweet Life Open year-round! Serving dinner Tuesday through Sunday at 5:30 pm. @sweet_life_mv 508/696/0200 sweetlifemv.com
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Do you know this man? 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.
Email your answer to newsletters@mvtimes.com, and let us know which day you are guessing about. For previous Do You Knows? see our archive.
Thursday's contest answer:
Sam Feldman
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Wood WorksWe explored the woodwork and sign-making artistry of Gary Demers at his Vineyard Haven workshop. Islanders may recognize the signs he has made for Seven Sisters, Craftworks, John’s Fish Market, Vineyard Cash
and Carry, and more. Learn a little behind the man and his shop here.
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