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Got a minute?
Here’s what’s happening on Martha’s Vineyard today.
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Tomorrow is the first full day of winter and the shortest day of the year. On the flip side, some of us may soon be waking up with the sun already set. Also, we have no newsletter tomorrow or Monday. We’re off for the holidays. Peace and merriness to all this
weekend. If your friend sent you this, sign up for yourself here.
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New Art arriving daily. Open 7 days a week. A warm welcome awaits you.
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For the Boys & Girls
MVYouth awarded a $1 million grant to the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club during a ceremony held Wednesday evening at the Edgartown library. The funding will help the club construct a new, 25,000 square-foot facility on land abutting the Club’s current location near the Edgartown School. Read that story here.
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Chilmark considers wastewater
The
Martha's Vineyard Commission presented Chilmark with a "menu" of potential nitrogen remediation solutions for the town's four watersheds. Chilmark will consider matching conditions at its ponds to three solution areas: nitrogen reduction, remediation, and restoration. The commission wants to help each up-Island town plan for nitrogen remediation in coming years. Read more here.
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Public safety improvementsThe West Tisbury select board formed a committee to oversee potential improvements to the town’s public safety building. That could include solar panels and a new roof. But the project also calls for offering better options for firefighters and EMS workers that may be sleeping over at the town’s facility. Read that story here.
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MEETINGS
The MVRHS School Committee meets Friday at 11 am. 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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Historic Pink House, Oak Bluffs Sponsored Iconic, Historic, and Pink! YEAR-ROUND WINTERIZED COTTAGE! This is a chance of a lifetime to live in the most admired cottage on Martha's Vineyard. Built in 1870, this adorable, 2-bedroom, 1-bath home has been lovingly cared for and updated in 2021, with insulation and mini splits for year-round comfort. The home boasts signature gothic doors and a stained-glass window, and a
large picture window in the living room allows for extra light. The brick patio garden is the perfect spot for outdoor cookouts or to lounge in the shade with friends and family. The home is being sold furnished and turn-key.
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Quote of the Day
"These are hardworking people who work within this Island community [...] [They] can’t afford to live here."
— Shelter director Lisa Belcastro, on the homeless shelter reaching its capacityHot Topic Comment"While I’m grateful that nothing dangerous was found, the hatred behind these threats is very real and has been escalating. Nationally, we must recognize it for what it is and take every precaution."
— Katie Lane, on a widespread bomb threat hoax reaching the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew CenterHot Topic Letter"We need assurances that the Steamship is making every effort to make these systems work properly. And right now, we are not getting those assurances."
— A letter to the editor, addressing concerns surrounding the efficiency and transparency of the Steamship Authority
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Today: Enjoy a film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol,' which stars Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge. A mean-spirited miser learns to be compassionate. Edgartown Public Library, 6 to 8 pm.
Be dazzled by thousands of sparkling lights at the Gatchell Holiday Display. There's also a box for the Island Food Pantry to give nonperishable food items or a monetary donation. County Road in Oak Bluffs, until 8 pm.
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Tomorrow: See a festive Christmas Village Display crafted in a Dickensian style, complete with festive
shops, homes with windows all aglow, villagers out and about for the holiday season, a moving train, snow-covered evergreen trees, and much more. Carnegie Heritage Center in Edgartown, 10 am to 4 pm.
Movies! Check out what's playing at Island theaters here.
Seasonal Events! Discover activities for the Holiday Season here.
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Now is the perfect time to donate to the Island Housing Trust! Because of a generous $250,000 Matching Challenge Grant, your donation will go further than ever! To help build the year-round affordable housing we desperately need, please click here to DONATE now and make a lasting impact!
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Write stuff
"Slim wood computer desk. Very good condition. $40. Call/text 646-584-0516."
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 Saturday at 5:30 pm. Wednesday is pasta night. Live music on Thursdays. Brunch on Sundays 11 am to 2 pm. @sweet_life_mv
508/696/0200 sweetlifemv.com
The Lookout Tavern Tuesday is $10 burger night. Thursday is $10 taco night. Sunday is 25% off sushi night, excluding Sunday 12/31. Gift card promotion through December 31- purchase $100 gift card for $80, or a $50 gift card for $40. May purchase over $100 gift card as well, for example purchase a $200 gift card for $160 or a $250 gift card for $200. 508/696/9844 lookoutmv.com
The Net Result Holiday shrimp and sushi platters, our famous smoked bluefish and seafood pate, and cooked lobsters to go available now. Also, clam chowder and lobster bisque gallons, half gallons and quarts. Gift card promotion through Jan 2- purchase $100 gift card for $80, or a $50 gift card for $40, a $300 gift card for $240 or a $350 gift card for $280. 508/693/6071 mvseafood.com
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If your family plans to leave out treats for Saint Nicholas, check out all of the fun ideas in Snacks for Santa Claus, including a recipe for Christmas Wreaths Krispie Treat from Susan Branch. Remember to put out a warm beverage with the
goodies and you'll be all set.
Online now: the Off Season issue of Edible Vineyard. Read about Phoebe
Cole-Smith's home cooking on Chappaquiddick, growing grains on the Island, Ayurvedic chef Jacqueline Foster, Pie in the Sky, Joyful Eatings, and much more, including recipes.
Click here to browse more recipes from the Island community.
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Do you know these Island chefs, who are brothers? 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.
Wednesday's contest answer:
Janet Messineo and Steve Amaral
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Festive foodsThe holidays are about celebrating, and the heart of the festivities typically evolves around food, from traditions in the family or from those we create as adults. In this Abby Remer piece, she talks with Island chefs about their own customs. We hear from the executive chef at State Road in West Tisbury, the head chef at the Outermost Inn in Aquinnah, and others. Get some inspiration for your next gathering here.
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We sent you The Minute because you gave us your email
address at an Islanders Write or Islanders Read the Classics event (or at the Ag Fair), or you responded to an ad for The Minute and signed up on our website. The Minute will arrive Monday through Friday by the end of the workday, and features the day's news, important meetings and events, and even what to make for supper, along with some newsletter-only coupons and insider tips. We may produce special weekend editions and occasionally send you special offers from select advertisers. Got this forwarded from a friend? Sign up for yourself here. See past newsletters here.
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