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Roughly 1,400 runners came out for the 46th annual Chilmark Road Race on Saturday. Eighteen-year-old Charlie Ortmans, from Arlington, Va., took home first place this year with a time of 15:14.50 for the 5k race. It’s the second time that Ortmans has taken home the lobster from Larsen’s Fish Market; Ortmans won last year as […]

They’ve done it before and, the comedy gods willing, they’ll do it again. Vineyard-based writers and comedians Marty Nadler and his brilliant (if I do say so myself, as his mama) son, Charlie Nadler, will be back to making us laugh on Friday, July 7, at the M.V. Film Society. Their upcoming appearance has been […]

I’m writing in response to Jack Fructman’s interesting assessment of a library’s legal obligation to book a speaker. He raises more questions than he answers. He seems to suggest that Alan Dershowitz has a constitutional right to be allowed to speak at a library-sponsored program. Does that mean any author or speaker with credentials has […]

And that’s a wrap on the 2022 summer season; it is officially over. Thank you, everyone, for holding it together through all the bad driving, staff shortages, entitlement, and crowds. We can all relax and enjoy the freezing cold weather that is sure to be headed our way soon. For now, though, enjoy the beach […]

Real Estate Confidential is a biweekly chit-chat about new listings, sales, or other insider information on the Martha’s Vineyard Real Estate market, presented by Fred Roven, owner/broker of Martha’s Vineyard Buyer Agents. It appears every other Friday in The Minute. So, the less than good news first. The high end of the market keeps its […]

The West Tisbury select board held a public hearing on Wednesday, July 13, about the regulations on food trucks and mobile food vendors, although no final decision was made.  “We want counsel to look at it before we [take] our final vote, I would think,” select board member Skipper Manter said.  Select board chair Cynthia […]

Summer officially begins when the Chilmark Flea opens on Saturday, June 25, (and yes, I know it was official on June 21). The flea is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm. Come visit, shop, say hello to old friends, and meet new ones. Best Chowder on the Vineyard? This year the […]