Kate Brannen
Not long after my mother died in 2014, my dad and I performed a ritual familiar to anyone who has lost someone they love.
Community Services Hoped for More
By KATE BRANNEN
Martha's Vineyard Community Services is taking stock after its most important fundraiser of the year, the Possible Dreams Auction, raised far less than last year's auction.
On Thursday afternoon, Community Services reported that $444,000 had been raised on Tuesday night, including sales from admissions and concessions. In 2006, the fundraiser brought in $810,000, providing a substantial part of the organization's budget.
Rain-Delayed Possible Dreams Raise $444,000
By KATE BRANNEN
On Monday night, when people were meant to be gathered in the garden at the Harborside Inn in Edgartown for the Possible Dreams Auction, it poured rain and flashed lightning across the Island, vindicating the event's organizers and their decision to enact the auction's first rain date in its 29 year history.
Imagine sitting in the VIP suite at the Circuit de Catalunya racetrack in Barcelona on a sunny May day. As the Formula One race cars whiz by, you clink champagne flutes with your lucky guest and smile, thinking of the Michelin starred dinner that awaits you.
Changing Routes for Tour Buses Hurt Shops at Aquinnah Cliffs
By KATE BRANNEN
There is only one listing under Tourist Attractions in the Vineyard Yellow Pages. It's the Gay Head Lighthouse at 9 Aquinnah Circle. Despite its status as one of the Island's most breathtaking views, fewer tourists than usual will see it this summer due to a change in tour bus routes.
Lost and Found: World War II Shipmates Reconnect in Chance Internet Encounter
After 62 years of being out of each other's lives, World War II shipmates and old friends Ray Ellis and Bill Sprague reconnected to find that despite the many years gone by, their friendship was still intact.
Interviews by Kate Brannen
Ray Ellis: "The name of the ship was the USS Corpus Christie. It was a frigate. They built 55 frigates and had them all manned by the U.S. Coast Guard. I was the chief quartermaster on board.