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The 161st edition of the Agricultural Fair takes place Thursday, August 17 through Sunday, August 20.
Planning begins in October, when organizers from the Agricultural Society meet for a debrief and begin reserving slots on the Steamship Authority ferry.
Emilie Townes recently celebrated her retirement as dean of Vanderbilt University’s Divinity School of with a four-day series of events on the Vineyard, culminating with a Womanist Wisdom Panel at Union Chapel.
The Chilmark Road Race arrives on Middle Road for its 46th outing this Saturday. Start time is 10:30 a.m. for the 5K race that has become a tradition for many Island families.
For Andrew Nutton, sailing is more than a lifelong love and vocation. The newly appointed executive director of Sail Martha’s Vineyard credits it with his very life.
The watch goes into effect at 2 p.m. today and will remain active until Friday morning, with areas of the state expected to receive between two and four inches of rain.
With its borrowing limit increased by $50 million in the new state budget, the Steamship Authority now has the financial headroom to add a fourth ship to its growing fleet of identical former oilfield supply vessels, which the ferry line is converting into freight ferries.