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The Vineyard poet, writer and environmentalist whose lifelong passion to promote clean water inspired him to change his name, died over the weekend at his Katama home in Edgartown.
There will be a town hall meeting on Sept. 15 at 4 p.m. at the American Legion in Vineyard Haven about health care for veterans.
On August 28 our column included a story about multiple dogs in a residence on the Oak Bluffs/Vineyard Haven town line.
Polly Hill Arboretum is hosting an end of the season fall plant sale this Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Tisbury Council on Aging will be holding its third annual health fair on Monday, Sept. 28 at the Tisbury Senior Center. The fair will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. and is free and open to all ages.
Women Empowered will honor four Island women and host a keynote speaker at the 2015 women of the year champagne brunch on Sunday, Sept. 27.