Chick Stapleton News Today

Work friends often become life friends. They can lift you up when you’re feeling down, save your sanity by sending funny texts during laborious meetings, and even join you in creating new adventures. Such is the case for M.V. Hospital employees Mary Alice Russell and Tricia Bergeron, who bonded over their love of cribbage, and […]

“This too shall pass.” –Rita Metayer My mom did not originate this saying, but she quoted it a lot, and it stayed with me. I discovered that it came from a Persian fable about the temporary nature of the human experience. It was translated by an English poet in the 19th century, and became known […]

Friends, family, and neighbors headed to Sengekontacket Pond Sunday, August 28, to have some competitive fun out on the water with kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, and more for the 32nd annual Oar and Paddle Regatta, hosted by Island Spirit Kayak. The 2.4-mile race on the pond raises money each year for Friends of Sengekontacket.  The Friends […]

To the Editor: A huge thank-you from the Chilmark School to Chick Stapleton and her fabulous team at Island Spirit for the fun adventure on Sengekontacket Pond last Wednesday. The windy conditions demanded perseverance and teamwork, important skills for our students, as they navigated the pond with their classmates, teachers, and guides. We are so […]

Team FOS (Friends of Sengekontacket), was hard at work recently, installing this year’s Carry In Carry Home poster winners along State Beach. According to a press release, each year 48 winners are selected among approximately 300 poster contest submissions of third through eighth graders at both Oak Bluffs and Edgartown Schools. The posters are a […]

J.P. Dowd, who was born and raised in Oak Bluffs and now lives in Boston, will be competing this weekend in the Ironman World Championships, his sister Chick Stapleton, owner of Island Spirit Kayak, told The Times. Get this: Dowd told us he took up the sport — which includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike course, […]