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Finland’s brief but glorious summer is the jazz festival season in this Nordic nation. Many music fans will be surprised to learn that Finland has a thriving jazz music scene, and a number of festivals with impressive line-ups are scheduled at cities throughout the country.It will be another bumper crop of jazz festivals this summer, according to the Helsinki Times, especially in July and August. These two months are the pinnacle of the Finnish summer so there’s literally something happenin...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Islanders react to Derek Chauvin verdict Justice has been served, but we have a long way to go.  Community members gathered each morning in Katama to kneel for 8 minutes, 46 seconds. Marchers chanted “No justice, no peace,” as they rallied to advocate for civil rights and equality for all people. Valerie Mosley argued that inequality is largely an economic issue, and implored protestors to invest in minortiy communities. Chip Coblyn Iris Albert and Ma...

Weather Eye: Enjoy warm days, easterly winds before showers By Patrick Timm Share: Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at ptimmwriter@gmail.com. Photo Let’s catch up and see how much rain fell in March around the area from your friends and neighbors. Rob Starr, Cougar, 6.96 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 1.49 inches; Larry Lebsack, Barberton, 2.41 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 2.76 inches; Chuck Houg...

Letters to the Editor Friday, April 16 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS For every firearm we buy we have to fill out a federal form. The feds, state and local police can access records on every sale with serial number, model and make to trace the owner. Military firearms can fire fully auto, semi or single shot. Hunting firearms are only semi-automatic for running deer, bear or rabbits, and you still miss with them. The ATF knows this so there’s no excuse for any control. If the FBI, CIA, and ATF...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Surprise rollback of Tisbury SUP  Planning board and MVC members express reservations. The Tisbury select board approved a reduction in scope Tuesday night for the Beach Road project. -Rich Saltzberg Over the course of a marathon four-hour meeting Tuesday night, the Tisbury select board made a number of major decisions, led by a unanimous vote to narrow the scope of the Beach Road shared-use path (SUP) project. The vote, which took place at around 9 pm ...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Pumping, excavation underway at Xtra Mart Water pumped from beneath the Xtra Mart property flowed into the harbor Saturday. On Friday and Saturday Drake Petroleum Company gave Tisbury the necessary documentation to proceed with a tank replacement project at the Xtra Mart/Citgo station on Beach Road. The company’s contractors pumped water across Beach Road, down Beach Street Extension, and into the harbor on Saturday. Dewatering was ongoing Monday when co...

  MassDOT collected 100 comments from the meeting in January and February and shared them with the town, which posted the responses on its website.   The majority of those who responded — 51 out of 100 — checked the box indicating they were in favor of the plan, with another seven saying they were "leaning" in favor and just 17 out of 100 saying they were not in favor.     A MassDOT spokesperson said virtual meeting, which provide images and text to explain projects the state age...

detached accessory dwelling units (DADU) housing young families can afford housing for veterans and those with disabilities Our commission: “ Develop, for Council consideration, diverse housing policy options designed to expand the range of housing (including rental and owned) available in Edmonds—irrespective of age, gender, race, religious affiliation, physical disability, or sexual orientation.” For 18 months, two dozen Edmonds residents, selected by city council, listened to the publi...

Staff Writers lfujimoto@mauinews.com, kcerizo@mauinews.com Swift-moving floodwater sweeps over Hana Highway near West Kuiaha Road on Monday afternoon, cutting off passage in several directions and forcing some residents to find shelter for the evening. The Maui News / KEHAULANI CERIZO photo HAIKU — “Unprecedented rainfall” sent floodwaters over the edge of a dam in Haiku Monday afternoon, damaging half a dozen homes, destroying a bridge and forcing the evacuation of residents downstream....

A town once starved for a scene now boasts Italian, sushi, and even a seafood market.