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Got a minute?
Here’s what’s happening on Martha’s Vineyard today.
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Apparently today is National Garlic Day, so maybe someone in your household can make some warm, delicious garlic bread. Perhaps one of the many farms across the Island has some garlic available. If your friend sent you this, sign up for yourself here.
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With IHT's help a year-round homeowner downsized and stayed on the Island, and two Vineyard families purchased year-round affordable homes. Watch to see how we did it! You can help
build more urgently needed affordable housing on Martha's Vineyard. Click here to donate
now.
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Preventing PFAS contamination The federal government has released its first ever standards on PFAS contamination within public drinking supplies. They are much more stringent than current Massachusetts regulations, and could require some towns — like Oak Bluffs — to add new remediation efforts. Water officials there have been working with engineers to come up with possible remediation efforts. Read our coverage here.
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Tennis troubles
Leaders from the groups on either side of the upcoming Chilmark tennis vote have released statements disapproving a video recently published online. This video was posted by A Long Talk, a group that offers an "anti-racism activation experience" to interested organizations. A Long Talk has conducted sessions before in partnership with the Chilmark Tennis Action Council, the nonprofit managing the town's tennis courts and that is pushing for a "no" vote. Read more here.
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Overridden Tisbury looked like it might need a budget override, but work by the finance team and town departments led them to avoid the issue. One of the issues was a computational mystery in which a number from around a decade ago appeared in the Excel program. Read more here.
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MEETINGS
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank meets on Monday at 3 pm. Here is the agenda.
The Edgartown select board meets on Monday at 4 pm. Here is the agenda.
The Up-Island school committee meets on Monday at 5:30 pm. 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
"We have been looking for a way to expand our global reach while maintaining our independence and proud identity as a Martha’s Vineyard company. Forbes Global Properties is the perfect match."
— Owner and principal broker Abby Rabinovitz on Forbes Global Properties welcoming Tea Lane Associates to its elite Global Network Hot Topic Comment "I fished for conchs where the cable comes in from Falmouth into vineyard Haven outer harbor about a mile out. There was a breach in the cable and the electricity kept flowing [...] the conches in that particular area started growing without tails — very strange phenomenon."
— Jason Gale describing his observation of
the effects of emissions on sea life in context of offshore wind’s submerged cables Hot Topic Letter "Nobody likes a long town meeting. [...] Instead of reinforcing this time-worn reason for skipping town meeting, it would be refreshing if this editorial had urged voters to try a little harder, make a few more sacrifices, bring hard questions to the hearings and committee meetings where the warrant articles originate, and truly exercise
their democratic rights while those rights still exist."
— Dan Waters responding to an editorial on long town meetings
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Today: Enjoy a special Concert at PathwaysArts in Chilmark that features the acoustic folk duo Setsunai, Allison Roberts & Friends, and The Outskirts. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the playing begins at 7 pm.
On the silver screen, become immersed in a story set in Italy with the film "La Chimera." An English archaeologist sets out to find a "door" beyond the veil after
the death of a loved one, which leads to an adventurous journey. Film Center in Vineyard Haven, 7:30 pm, and additional times over the weekend.
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Tomorrow: On a rainy Saturday, young families can enjoy indoor activities at West Tisbury library in Moving Stories for Kids, 9:30 am. For a movie, enjoy a free showing of "The Color Purple," a new musical based on Alice Walker's awardwinning novel, Strand Theatre in Oak Bluffs, 12 and 6 pm. For a grand theatrical show, watch Met Opera Live: "La Rondine", Film Center in Vineyard Haven, 12:55 pm. If you're up for a spin around a rink, head to the YMCA Ice Arena for a Public Figure Skating Session, 1:40 pm, and on Sunday at 2:50 pm. There is also a Jazz Film Screening & Discussion with MVYRadio's Dave Kish, West Tisbury library, 3 pm. In the evening, catch some tunes at PathwaysArts in Chilmark with a Concert by Kemp Harris & Adam Osgood, 7
pm.
On Sunday, explore our interdependence with trees in "Woven with Wood," a talk by Adam Moore at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Vineyard Haven, 10 am. Clean your Island car and support students with a Car Wash and Raffle to benefit the MVRHS sailing team, Performing Arts Center lot in Oak Bluffs, 11 am to 3 pm. How does your garden grow? Pick up tips at a Soil Health Workshop, Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury, 1 pm. Learn songs from around the world in a Community Sing with Roberta Kirn, Slough Farm in Edgartown, 5 pm. Wrap up the weekend with "Remembering Gene Wilder," a documentary at the Film Center in Vineyard Haven, 7:30 pm.
Movies! Check out what's playing this weekend at Island theaters here.
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Done and dusted "Vacuums: Full-size Eureka with bags and accessories $25. Car vac $5. Craftsman shop vac $15. Small upright electric vac $5. (305) 205-6046." Click here for more finds in our Classifieds section.
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Do you know this Island storyteller ? 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:
Aviva
Christie
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Art adventures
Artists Elizabeth Whelan and Adriana Eftimie took time off from their busy painting careers to create a delightful, upbeat, and educational 12-episode television show, "Art Adventures" that is airing on Martha’s Vineyard Community Television’s Public
Channel 6. You can read more here.
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