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Music and Meaning Lead Willy Mason Wherever the Road Takes Him

Elizabeth Bennett | Thursday, August 5 2021 - 10:04am

Singer/songwriter Willy Mason spent New Year’s Eve 2019 at Signal Corps Recording in Brooklyn. At 11:30 p.m., he, producer Noel Heroux, and sound engineer Rachel Alina completed mixing the songs that would become Mason’s new album, Already Dead. It was a good way to end one decade and usher in a new one.

Then the global pandemic hit.

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Beach Grass Planting Fueled by Community Roots

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Nearly 80 volunteers gathered at Lobsterville Beach Saturday morning to take part in dune restoration efforts led by the Natural Resources Group of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).

Island Farm Bureau Lays Out Agenda With State Officials

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Two topics dominated when the Martha’s Vineyard Farm Bureau recently hosted state representatives: housing and the possibility of building an animal processing facility on the Island.

Island Community Chorus Fosters Fellowship Through Song

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A sense of renewal was in the air and on the program as the Island Community Chorus took the stage at the Old Whaling Church this weekend.

Rescued by Ruby Captures the Heart

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Rescued by Ruby, a new Netflix movie that premiered March 17 and is based on the story of heroic shelter dog, was executive produced by Edgartown residents SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt.