Remy Tumin
Little money, a backstage dressing room the size of an office desk — it’s all part of the charm of working in community theatre. But when the audiences, about half of whom you know personally, laugh or gasp or sit in mesmerized silence it’s all worth it.
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has jumped into the casino game again, with the tribe’s chairman requesting a referendum vote from three southeastern Massachusetts towns to test public support for a casino.
Fall River mayor William Flanagan confirmed on Monday that he had received a request from tribal chairman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais for a vote within the next 90 days. Separate requests were also sent to the towns of Lakeville and Freetown.
Is West Tisbury a vanishing postal address?
Town resident Ashley Hunter told the selectmen this week that he had strong concerns about his mailing address being recognized as a Vineyard Haven address instead of West Tisbury and urged the board to try to do something about it.
The first time I marched in Washington, D.C., for women’s rights I was in a stroller being pushed down the National Mall. The next time I was 16 years old, in a wheelchair with a broken foot, but still determined to participate in the March for Women’s Lives, the same rally for reproductive rights I had been too young to walk in before.
My sign was made from a piece of discarded cardboard and a ballpoint pen. I carved my message deeply into the board, as if to leave a scar: What’s Next, the 19th Amendment?
Last Sunday at Featherstone Center for the Arts, visitors watched a claymation video where two balls of clay magically morphed into dancers performing a quiet waltz before finally collapsing into each others arms. It was a mere minute-long clip, but the human emotion resonated long after.
The film was part of a photography and multimedia reception for Truda Silberstein, a senior at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has jumped into the casino game again and is requesting a referendum vote from the city of Fall River to operate a gaming facility there.
Fall River mayor William A. Flanagan said he received a request from the tribe’s chairman, Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, on Monday for a vote within the next 90 days.
Ms. Andrews-Maltais indicated plans for the gaming project are well underway, Mr. Flanagan said on Tuesday.