It was a reverent and quietly momentous occasion.
For the 25th Year: Art Buchwald Heads Back to Auction Block
By C.K. WOLFSON
There are no similar versions of himself; he is that singular, that irreverent, blunt, kind-hearted. Mischievous to an inch of trouble. Without intention, without seeming to care, he is a finger-in-the-socket current of unpredictability and compassion that, when added to almost any existing whole, changes its entire composition.
Fred Abrahams: Human Rights Research Took Him Into Iraq
By C.K. WOLFSON
He used to spend summers on the Vineyard; the son of David Abrahams and Carole Cronig Abrahams, grandson of Mae and Henry Cronig, a family that has become part of the Island's history. But most recently Fred Abrahams has summered in places such as Kosovo, the Czech Republic and Iraq, and he has become a part of global history.
New County Manager Still on Hold; She Says Nothing Wrong with Resume
By MANDY LOCKE
One week after Dukes County commissioners hoped to restore their government image with a new leader at the helm, recently-hired county manager Laurie Perry has not yet reported to work.
Commissioners ducked behind closed doors again Wednesday night to discuss \"non-union personnel contracts.\"
They took no action, and said they would hold another meeting next week.
At Jabberwocky's Celebration, Human Spirit Is Triumphant
By C.K. WOLFSON
The Tabernacle was filled Saturday night. There were speeches and music and a printed program, "David Crohan and Friends, Celebrating 50 Years of Jabberwocky," with pictures and names. Simple.
But simple had nothing to do with it.
It's Our Seaside Think Tank - Hebrew Center's Summer Plans
By C.K. WOLFSON
In the midst of summer concerns about ferry lines and tan lines, the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center Summer Institute, entices hundreds of Island residents and visitors to consider subjects such as prejudice, medical and legal malpractice, terrorism and civil liberties, and engage in discussion.
They gather at the Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven - so many some have to be turned away - to attend the Island's seaside Chautauqua: the Summer Institute Scholar Series.