Amera Ignacio News Today

This is one of the worst things I have ever had to write in the column, we have lost a young, kind soul.  Riley Ignacio-Cameron died in a car accident over the weekend in Maine, where he was attending Maine Maritime. Riley, son of Ona Ignacio and Ben Cameron, brother to Skyler Ignacio-Cameron, grandson of […]

The Aquinnah select board unanimously approved establishing a Aquinnah Cliff lease committee during its Tuesday afternoon meeting. During a previous meeting, the board reached a consensus to have a final draft for Cliff lot leases by January after a discussion with leaseholders.  Currently, there are two types of leases: one directly from the town, and […]

Happy first day of spring (this coming Tuesday)! While the wind has been howling and we had some snow last week, the crocuses are blooming, and the daffodils are poking their heads up. That gives me some hope of coming warmth. The ocean is looking turquoise and very inviting (I know, it’s still very cold). […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times Aquinnah: Carry in, carry out — Kyra Steck A few days after the spectacular beach cleanup that took place about two weeks ago, Anja May and Spa Tharpe were walking on Philbin in the morning, and came upon a huge mess where people had clearly been partying the night before. There was an abandoned grill (and axe), surrounded by garbage. Plastic bread bags, newspaper, paper shopping bags, and wood were scattered about in the area just next to the “rusty r...

The Marthas Vineyard Times On a chilly morning on Jan. 22, 2021, Joan Gentry Patadal died peacefully in the arms of her beloved daughter, Beatrice Patadal Pattarroyo. After the past 40 years, Joan bravely faced multiple catastrophic illnesses with humor, intelligence, understanding, and courage, with a positive will to live.  In 1950, Joan was born to James and Beatrice Vanderhoop Gentry on the Island; she was the baby of the family. Joan’s father was in the Air Force, and was st...