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Years ago, Lani Carney, known by young artists far and wide as Miss Lani, took a trip with her daughter to Puerto Rico. While strolling down the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan, a balmy wind coming in off the ocean, they came upon a kite festival. It was magical. “It felt like we were borrowing a taste of the wind,” Miss Lani said.
The varsity football team defeated the Nantucket Whalers 10-7 Saturday afternoon, ensuring that the Island Cup’s visit to Nantucket would be nothing more than a day trip. A large crowd gathered on Saturday night at the Steamship Authority to greet the returning victors, who hoisted the trophy above their heads.
After months of hard work, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has unveiled its latest production. Chess: The Musical runs through Sunday, Nov. 20.
Twilight is upon us.
The latest movie in the wildly popular vampire series, Breaking Dawn: Part 1, makes its much-awaited debut tonight. Eager fans have camped out throughout the country in anticipation of its release. Now, the Oak Bluffs library is getting in on the action too.
As the Vineyard football team prepares to take on the Nantucket Whalers this Saturday in the final game of the season and the 33rd Island Cup, there is one underlying premise for fans, players and coaches alike to keep in mind.
Islanders may not be aware that they are on a regimen of antidepressants, antibiotics and hormone therapy, but tests of Island wastewater have revealed that drugs and personal care products are present in the environment, if only at levels measured in the parts per trillion. While it is unclear what effect, if any, the presence of these highly-diluted chemicals has on the environment, Oak Bluffs could become the first wastewater treatment plant on the Cape and the Islands to remove them from their water supply.