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Got a minute?
Here’s what’s happening on Martha’s Vineyard today.
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We repurposed a Tisbury B&B and made a new home for year-round MV Hospital employees. Watch our film to learn how we did it! To help us end housing insecurity on our Island click here to donate
now.
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West Tisbury hires John Rose Former Oak Bluffs fire chief John Rose is now working at the West Tisbury fire department. Rose left the top position in Oak Bluffs in 2020 under a cloud of controversy surrounding sexual harassment claims and ambulance billing practices. Reporter Rich Saltzberg has the story here.
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Malkin suggests new formula
The Chilmark select board proposed a solution to the funding formula debate surrounding the Island’s regional high school. Select board chair Jim Malkin suggested the three down-Island towns support the lion’s share of funding while the three up-Island downs split the remainder. Reporter Rich Saltzberg was at the meeting to hear the numbers break down.
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High school votes masks off Following suit with other Island public schools, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School voted to suspend their mask policy commensurate with the Island boards of health. Reporter Lucas Thors has the details.
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MEETINGS
No meetings scheduled for Monday.
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Quote of the Day
"He can be a valuable asset to the town of West Tisbury as a firefighter." — West Tisbury Fire Chief Greg Pachico on the hiring of John Rose Hot Topic Comment Commenter Frank Brunelle offered a solution to Tisbury’s snowy sidewalk bylaw: "When I owned a building on Circuit Ave. in Oak Bluffs I always shoveled the snow there early in the morning of the storm but at the same time Oak Bluffs did a terrific job – in those days – and was right there. In Vineyard Haven it is different. Shall we say. In the 80’s a private citizen – Geno Montessi – as part of the Tisbury Business Association – donated a snowblower to the town. It worked for a couple of years. But consider this – where is the snow supposed to go? Can you shovel it into the roads? On Beach Road for example, plows push the snow onto the sidewalk. This contaminates it with sale, ice, and guarantees a tremendous amount of work and then where to put it but on the sidewalk in piles. It is properly the job of the town to do. Now honestly, this is not Vermont – we do not get a lot of snow. Proper equipment
and some overtime pay and designate the job either to the town or an outside contractor and do it properly."Hot Topic Letter Nicole Brisson is concerned about some of the development on the Island: "Who is keeping tabs on how this expansion will affect our Island infrastructure? How will the Island possibly be able to handle all of this extra water usage, electrical demand, and wastewater need, let alone the additional cars and people? Main Street in Edgartown, as an example, has been overburdened by traffic, with the asphalt buckling and making the pavement so uneven that most all of us have surely caught our foot once or twice while crossing the street. Many of our roads are already in poor condition and how will they hold up to the increased traffic?"
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Today: My dad framed a color marker representation of a deer in the woods I drew when I was 12. It stayed on the wall for decades. God bless him. Anyway, Val Estabrook leads Virtual Children’s Art Class for ages 11 to 14. West Tisbury library. 5 pm. –Connie Berry
The M.V. Film Center screens "The Worst Person in the World," a modern story about the quest for love and meaning in Oslo, Norway. We could all use a little distraction these days. 7:30 pm. –C.B.
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 This weekend: On Saturday, join Jesse Keller Jason at the West Tisbury library for Adult Community Dance Class. I secretly want to go to that. 10:30 am. And also indoors, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum offers a great 50-percent discount during the winter school break. They’re open until 4 pm. The Film Center screens "Cyrano" at 4 pm. The television ads look pretty great. Our friends at the Chilmark library host Vineyard Bingo at 6 pm. My brother Steve took me to play bingo in a tiny bar in Millstadt, Ill., a couple of years ago. My people play bingo anywhere. –C.B.
On Sunday, Jim
Thomas presents a talk at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Vineyard Haven. Something tells me we should listen. It’s available via Zoom. 11 am. Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard presents Making Meaning From Grief, a seven-week journey in movement, sound, art, music, and writing. I think it’s worth seeing if you can still sign up. West Tisbury library 1 to 3 pm. Public Skating at the M.V. Ice Arena, open to all ages and abilities, happens at 2:50 pm. Didn’t you love Lucas Thors’ story on figure skating? Me too. –C.B.
Movies! Check out what’s playing this weekend at Island theaters here.
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Real Estate Confidential: Remedy for a cold and rainy day Sponsored
Real Estate Confidential is a biweekly chit-chat about new listings, sales, or other insider info on the Martha’s Vineyard real estate market, by Fred Roven, Martha’s Vineyard Buyer Agents. It appears each Friday in The
Minute.
So, regardless of what you might be told up to and including "it never snows" on Martha’s Vineyard, the weather has a cold, ugly, rainy day in store today. The best property descriptions I can think of today include waterfront, beachfront, oceanfront, pond front, waterviews, distant water views….well, you get the concept. Wherever you are, just give it a try — check out the photos, check out the views, and read the descriptions. Let me
know how the remedy works for you, and it's probably best to ignore the price tag.
Many things have changed over the past couple of years, and real estate is no exception. One impact is an increased desire to own more than one home. With the rise in remote work, more people are reconsidering where they want to live and buying second homes to give them greater flexibility. In addition to work-from-home opportunities, the benefits of a second home include enjoying a change in scenery, building your wealth faster, being closer to loved ones, and locking in your expenses for retirement.
Even with the limited inventory
in some price ranges, there are numerous opportunities for waterfront living on the Vineyard. Beginning with a cottage on Lake Tashmoo at a pleasing price, an oceanfront paradise on the Wequobsque cliffs on Chilmark’s coveted South Shore, to a rare waterfront opportunity in Seven Gates Farm and Swordspoint, one of the Island's most spectacular waterfront properties.
If you want to be on the waterfront and have a private dock with water and power, mooring in a safe harbor, and access to open ocean, 242 Herring Creek Road is the place to be. The house sits on over four acres of Lake Tashmoo waterfront. You can take the beautiful stroll to your dock or take the mile walk on the newly created path to the Tashmoo Town Beach, Wilfred’s Pond for beach walks, or nearby Mink Meadows Golf Course. This property is about a 5-minute drive or 10-minute bike to downtown Vineyard Haven – the SSA, restaurants, and shopping. A boater's paradise with superb potential . . .
For the rest of this Real Estate Confidential, click here. For more Real Estate Confidentials, click here.
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Fit for winter "FREE TREADMILL Weslo Cadence G 5.9i Space Saver Treadmill. Rarely used and in great condition. Text evenings. 774/563/0823." Click here for more finds in our Classifieds section.
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Dining out?
The Barn Open for lunch & dinner Tuesday through Saturday 11:30 am to 9:30 pm. Bowling available Tuesday through Saturday at 5 pm. Text Barnmv to 508/696/9800 to receive deals & specials.
The Sweet Life Open year round! Serving dinner Wednesday through Saturday, and brunch on Sunday. Featuring a pre-fixe 3 course dinner for $50 on Wednesdays!
@sweet_life_mv 508/696/0200 sweetlifemv.com.
Click here for more details and specials
Restaurant owners: Are you open? Let our readers know, and support local journalism while doing so!
Contact jenna@mvtimes.com to discuss promoting your dining specials with the MV Times.
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CONTEST ANSWER
Thursday’s correct answer: Austin Simonin and Lisa Knight
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Islanders Write returns
After COVID knocked out any possibility of public gatherings (and most other fun events) in 2019, The Times was forced to cancel the annual Islanders Write event at Featherstone Center for the Arts that brings writers, readers, and industry professionals with Vineyard ties together to discuss all things writing. Now, the beloved community event is back on the calendar for Sunday, July 31, and Monday, August 1. Read Kate Feiffer’s story on the long-awaited return of the event.
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