Eric Glasgow News Today

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To the Editor: I am a full-time resident of Chilmark, and was dismayed to read the Letter to the Editor by Eric Glasgow, “Lack of Trust,” in the Sept. 16 issue of the Vineyard Gazette. I admit that I don’t know the full details of why the Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) decided not to put […]

A lease agreement between the owners of Grey Barn and The Trustees of Reservations caught the attention of the Chilmark select board Tuesday night. Taken up as a matter not anticipated by the chair, the select board expressed concern that the farm, known for its award-winning cheese products and farmstand, might be in jeopardy of […]

Chilmark voters head to the polls today to cast their ballots for the proposed housing bank initiative, along with 15 town positions up for re-election but only one contested race.

Ms. Cecile Keaton Bryant and Ms. Earnestine Keaton on their family farm. It’s hard enough to keep a small family farm going. But add to that the challenges of systemic and environmental racism -- and the Keatons’ accomplishment becomes even less likely. But it’s their commitment to keeping their land, farming it, and teaching the next generation that has protected their family legacy. Less than 30 miles inland from the coast, in rural, southeastern North Carolina, there sits a 40-acre t...