Ralph Kirkham Safford III (“Kirk”) of West Tisbury passed away in Boston on Jan. 10, 2024, with his wife, Kristine, by his side. Born in Boston on Oct. 26, 1942, to Nancy B. French Safford and Ralph Kirkham Safford II, he spent much of his youth between New Haven, Conn., and Martha’s Vineyard. It was […]
On Thursday, Sept. 14, from 1 to 5:30 pm, the West Tisbury library holds its second Human Library Program (HLP). People are “lent out” for conversations on various topics, and it provides them with an opportunity to talk with folks they might not ordinarily come in contact with. This HLP program will focus on addiction, […]
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Susie Safford will be held on Sunday, June 11, at 2 pm at the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury. There will be time for anecdotes and stories about her life. A reception will follow the service. Please donate to the charity of your choice, in lieu […]
Susie Safford was the engine of The Martha’s Vineyard Times when I joined the newspaper in 1985. She was an indispensable leader in the fledgling organization that had been created a year earlier to challenge the long-in-the-tooth Vineyard Gazette. Then, and over decades, she carpentered each page of each week’s newspaper and dozens of ancillary […]