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The second of the Sail Martha’s Vineyard dinner and lecture series at the Black Dog Tavern takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. The speaker is Dan O’ Connor from Life Raft and Survival Equipment Co. Read more...
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Science Fair Takes Center Stage for Students

The 13th annual Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School science fair took place Saturday morning, with freshmen Lee Faraca and Gordon Moore winning the grand prize for their project Cost Efficiency: Solar vs Wind Energy.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Open Pottery Studio is from 2 to 5 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $5 per hour. For details, call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.
Men's Bereavement Group is from 2 to 3 p.m. at 9 Walker Way in Vineyard Haven. For details and directions, call 508-693-0993 or vineyardtechie1@gmail.com.
Health Plan Informational Session to explain the new Health Plan Design changes effective July 1, 2012, is at 2:15 and 3:30 p.m. at the regional high school and 7:3- p.m. at the Katherine Cornell Theater, located on Spring street in Vineyard Haven.
Free Teen After-School Pottery with Nancy Blank and Carl Mueller is from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. For details, call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.
After School Program for K-5 students is at 3 p.m. at the Chilmark Library. Read and do book related arts and crafts with Irene. For details, call 508-645-3360.
Tween Time with Wii games for ages 8 to 11 is from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.
Gaze of A Genius for Children Pissaro - A Great Thinker, A Great Painter for Children ages six to eight with Lani Carney is from 3:15 to 5:45 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $35. For details, call 508-693-9566 or visit featherstoneart.org.
West Tisbury Congregational Church Community Suppers West Tisbury Congregational Church Community Supper is at 5:30 p.m. Continues every Wednesday through March 28th. Weather permitting. Bringing a side dish is encouraged but not required. For more information, call 508-221-0314.
French Conversation Group: Beginners to Fluent is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library. French cheeses, bread and Perrier available. Sponsored by the Friends of the Chilmark Public Library. Free. Wednesdays through March. For more information, call 508-645-3360.

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  • News Update: Tuesday, Feb. 21
    Town Dredge Committee Chairman Blasted for Possible Ethics Violations
    Edgartown town counsel Ronald H. Rappaport had strong words of criticism Tuesday for Norman Rankow, the former chairman of the town dredge advisory committee who used the town-owned dredge for a private project in the town harbor last month without a permit, and in violation of state and town environmental laws...
    By SARA BROWN
  • News Update: Sunday, Feb. 19
    Girls' Hockey Advances to State Tournament
    For the first time in the program's 14-year history, the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School girls' hockey team qualified for the state tournament, defeating visiting Marshfield 2-1 on Saturday afternoon...
  • News Update: Monday, Feb. 20
    Threat to Fish, Cormorants May Soon Be Driven From Area
    The double-breasted cormorant may be legally protected, but if the town of Chilmark and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) get their way, the Island will soon see fewer of the pesky birds, whose voracious appetites threaten fish restoration projects...
    1 commentBy REMY TUMIN
  • News Update: Saturday, Feb. 18
    Dodger's Hole Home Destroyed in Early Morning Fire
    Firefighters worked through the pre-dawn hours Saturday morning to wrest control of a home fully engulfed in flames in the Dodger's Hole section of Edgartown.The house was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported...
  • Vineyard-Cape Commute: Crows Are Above it All There is a group of about 1,500 winter commuters a day between the Cape and Martha's Vineyard, and not one of them takes the ferry. They all fly...
    2 commentsBy MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
  • Menemsha Fire Claims Unpaid: Town Insurance Policy Will Not Cover Boat Owners' Losses A year and a half after the Menemsha fire, insurance claims for fishermen and recreational boat owners who suffered property losses remain unsettled...
    3 commentsBy REMY TUMIN
  • Pros and Cons of a Warm Winter: Sun, Flowers, Ticks and Skunks Ah, the first signs of spring: Crocuses are in bloom, animals are emerging drowsily from their burrows and the forecast is pleasant. Wait, what month is this?..
    2 commentsBy PETER BRANNEN
  • Act One Months Away
    for Venerable Vineyard Playhouse
    Like a set change between acts, the Vineyard Playhouse has been in a feverish state of transformation this winter. Now, with construction ahead of schedule on the new $2 million expansion and renovation of the Vineyard Haven venue, the playhouse board of directors has voted to continue construction through the summer...
    1 commentBy PETER BRANNEN
  • Canines Ordered Destroyed May Be Spared in Settlement The West Tisbury selectmen are now considering reversing an order to destroy two Akitas on condition that the owners agree to turn over the dogs to new owners...
    By REMY TUMIN
  • Veterans Must Wait for Health Care Access For Vineyard veterans seeking on-Island access to health care, a long wait is getting longer...
    1 commentBy SARA BROWN

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