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Got a minute?
Here’s what’s happening on Martha’s Vineyard today.
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On this day in 2011, an earthquake struck in Japan causing a breach at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima. Did you feel a jolt yesterday afternoon? Today is also National Funeral Director and Mortician Appreciation Day. We appreciate all they do over at Chapman, Cole
and Gleason in Oak Bluffs. Also, don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. We wouldn’t want you to miss church Sunday morning. If your friend sent you this, sign up for yourself here.
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Tribe gets a seat The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) will get a seat at the table on the Martha’s Vineyard Commission under a bill approved by the House on
Thursday. Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, a co-sponsor of the bill, said it corrects an oversight that left the sovereign nation without a seat at the table on the Island’s regional planning authority. Editor George Brennan has this
story.
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Pain at the pump
We’re all feeling the increase in gas prices when we go to fill up our cars, but we’re not alone. Pilots are also feeling the pinch of increased fuel costs, according to Thursday’s Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission meeting. It remains to be seen what the jet fuel prices will mean for costs to fly in and out of the Vineyard this summer. Reporter Eunki Seonwoo has this story.
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Digging in A contractor has begun the process of removing soil that is contaminated with lead at the East Chop Lighthouse. While the Coast Guard has known about the lead in the soil for years, the federal government only began to take steps to remove it after The Times investigated. Reporter Rich Saltzberg, who has been on top of all lead-related issues on the Island, has this story.
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MEETINGS
The Edgartown select board meets at 4 pm Monday. Remote access. Here is the agenda.
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Quote of the Day
"It is a matter of utmost urgency that these dangerous and fallacious assertions be laid to rest. The CDC has determined—and no responsible world health organization or scientific body disagrees—that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective against the virus and its variants, especially protecting against ‘severe illness, hospitalization, and death…’ The danger to the public is not the vaccine but persons who, like the plaintiffs, insist on behaviors that
endanger all those with whom they have contact. Although perhaps wrongly attributed to the great Justice Holmes, there is Holmsian wisdom in the adage that ‘your liberty to swing your fist ends where my nose begins.’"
–U.S. District Court Judge Richard Stearns in his decision denying an injunction against the Steamship Authority’s vaccine mandate for employees
Hot Topic Comment Richard Knabel commented on a story about legislation calling for a COO for the Steamship Authority, as well as term limits for the SSA board. "The precise genesis of this bill remains a mystery. For our state representative and state senator to have conceived of this bill entirely on their own is hard to believe. And then filing it with no consultation with the communities that appoint SSA board members is a nasty surprise." Hot Topic Letter Leadership of the Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association wrote to inform the public about an impasse in their negotiations for a new contract. "COVID and its ongoing effects have accelerated growth in educator shortages nationwide. Adding the unique Island challenges to that already daunting statistic foretells disaster. The future of our educational system is in crisis. More than 40 percent of current MVPS teachers, guidance counselors, and nurses anticipate retiring in the next 10 years (about half in the next five years, and another half the following five years). Never mind those who will leave
the profession, citing that they cannot afford to be teachers and live here, nor do they feel supported."
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Today: There are only so many times a week we can eat scrambled eggs and toast for dinner. Try What’s for Dinner with Chef Jenny Devivo via the Farm Institute. Tonight it’s one ingredient, three dinners. 5:30 pm. –Connie Berry
I’m lucky enough to have a friend who lives right by the State Forest and we
walk there every chance we get. Probably not enough though. Anyway, try the trails. I think you’ll love them. Anytime. –C.B.
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 This weekend: A Winter Walk through Polly Hill Arboretum is exactly what I need on Saturday. Look for signs of spring. 10 am. Jesse Keller Jason leads an Adult Community Dance Class at the West Tisbury library. Get out there and try it. 10:30 am. The Federated Church will sell homemade cookies at Cronig's from noon to 3 pm, with all proceeds going to the UCC-sponsored Ukraine Emergency Appeal. They’re calling it Cookies for Ukraine and I hope they do really well. Chess Club meets at the Oak Bluffs library at 2 pm. Listen to Jeremy Berlin’s Jazz Trio at the Edgartown library at 3 pm. A little music to chase away those later winter blues. Join the M.V. Film Center for an important event as it hosts a special screening/fundraiser for humanitarian aid to Ukraine with "The Earth is Blue as an Orange." 7:30 pm. –C.B.
On Sunday, grab a cup of coffee and join student-led conversations at Climate Cafe about local environmental issues and climate-related topics at Rosewater Market & Take Away. You can bring your own mug. 10 am. The West Tisbury library hosts a live, in-person concert featuring Music Street Musicians Diane Katzenberg Braun, Alan Toda-Ambaras, and Li-Mei Liang. 2 pm. Pathways hosts an Artist Talk with Walker T. Roman and Kristin Texeira about their early-to-recent works, influences, and other insights. You can be there either in person at the Chilmark Tavern or remotely. 2 pm. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the weekend. –C.B.
Movies! Check out what’s playing this weekend at Island theaters here.
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Sponsored: Real Estate Confidential: What’s new(ish) on Martha’s Vineyard
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.
For this week anyway, new construction is centered around Edgartown with six of seven homes finishing up construction in that town. There are several reasons for that and probably most importantly, builders see a safer investment and better upside in the short term. Looking forward, and as I have mentioned before, the best long-term investment area for upscale homes and at a lower land cost is in Vineyard Haven. Aquinnah provides an opportunity for the same beach opportunities and beautiful views as Chilmark and at a dramatically lower cost. There is an Aquinnah property coming to market soon with one of the most spectacular 270-degree ocean views on the Island for about half of what a similar Chilmark property could be tagged.
The median price range for all single-family homes sold in the past 12 months is $1,310,500. Right now that is also the lowest possible price to build new on Martha’s Vineyard. The median price for an inland building lot right now is $722,000. With construction costs pushing past $500 per square foot, building a new home that can sell for under $1,500,000 becomes more and more difficult. The obvious solution there is to find your dream home as a resale that is in good condition and you can make it "like new".
I probably could have stopped at "new" since these luxury homes have descriptions with all those keywords of pool, pool house, private beach, home
office, SONOS, Viking, cooling, SubZero, Wolf, Bosch, stainless steel, views, smart home, sunsets, first-floor bedrooms, and the list goes on, so no point in repeating them over and over. And more than one has this description: "Walk through the house giving voice commands for most every feature in these luxury homes."
Starting up-Island, 76 Menemsha Inn Road is a Hutker Architects designed, Serpa Construction built waterfront home with your own private beach. Nestled above the north shore, the home has views of the Gay Head Lighthouse, Vineyard Sound, the Elizabeth Islands, and, of course, those spectacular north shore sunsets. This contemporary coastal home is move-in ready and is designed inside and out to enjoy everything about life on the Island. After a late afternoon swim, head up to the top deck to watch the sunset from your oversized hot tub . . .
For the rest of this Real Estate Confidential, click here. For more Real Estate Confidentials, click here.
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Pedal pushing "One man’s 10-speed bike, one woman’s 10-speed bike. Good condition. $25 each. Call 508-693-6453." 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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Do you know this metal sculptor? Submit your best guess to newsletters@mvtimes.com within 24 hours and check the next Minute for the correct answer. That’s right, you asked and we listened. You won’t have to wait until the end of the month to find the answers. We’ll throw all winning guesses into a pot at the end of the month and someone will win their choice of a $100 Lift certificate to an Island business or $100 to go toward an Island charity of their choice. For previous Do You Knows, see our
archive.
CONTEST ANSWER
Thursday’s correct answer: James McDonough
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It takes an Island
Despite Martha’s Vineyard often being considered a seasonal destination for the wealthy, there are many folks who are struggling here. Dozens of Islanders don’t have a safe, warm, and consistent place to live, or enough money to buy food for themselves or their family. When Island businesses and restaurants heard that the homeless shelter was looking for discounted food and food donations to feed guests during the pandemic, they sprang into action. Many of those dedicated establishments continue to support the homeless population on the Vineyard. Read Lucas Thors’ piece
about people making good food for a good cause.
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