Thursday, March 28, 2013
The land's the thing, of course: Nearly nine acres off North Road in rural up-Island Martha's Vineyard.
A Florida man last month spent $1.3 million on a two-story home in Chilmark with one bedroom and one bathroom in less than 1,000 square feet of living space built in 1997. The house at 129 Old Farm Road may not be large, but the lot is 8.79 acres, according to the Trulia real estate website. The property is located southeast of North Road at Mill Brook Lane. You may also be interested in: For more news about Martha's Vineyard homes, land, sales and rentals, or to search for homes for sale or rent by ZIP code, please see our Real Estate section. Stay Patched in! Follow Martha's Vineyard Patch on Twitter | Like Martha's Vineyard Patch on Facebook | Sign up for the daily email with links to the latest news | Got something to say? Start a blog…
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129 Old Farm Rd, Chilmark, MA
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Frustration and resentment have boiled over into harsh language more than once at Chilmark human resources board meetings, riling the community. Selectman Bill Rossi says it's not going to happen any more.
An ongoing disagreement between Chilmark selectmen and the town's advisory human resources board over the part-time beach supervisor and her job requirements has given birth to a separate controversy. Harsh, personal language and profanities during human resources board meetings in February were recorded and released to a member of the town's beach committee, after which transcripts — inaccurate, meeting participants say — were posted at Alley's General Store and the Menemsha Texaco for all to read. The posted typescripts contained "quotes that are not in the tapes," said town counsel Ron Rappaport at Tuesday night's selectmen's meeting, which drew a capacity crowd of more than two dozen town residents and Island reporters. "Some of those …
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Chilmark Town Hall
401 Middle Rd, Chilmark, MA
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
The first full day of spring brings us installations in Chilmark, bar art in Edgartown, teen night at the Vineyard Haven library and the chance to help an African movie find American audiences at the MV Film Center.
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Take a look at what the weather's fury has done to this iconic Chilmark beach, in our brand-new video and a gallery of photos showing the progress of the cliff's erosion and the violence of the storms that have assailed it.
This has been a rough winter for Lucy Vincent Beach in Chilmark. Already walloped by Hurricane Sandy last October, an eroded cliff above the beach caved in on itself during the most recent ocean storm last week. Saturday afternoon, a steady stream of visitors made their way to the beach to see where chunks of what had been clifftop now litter the shoreline. Most of the sightseers stayed on the sand, but one child couldn't resist climbing the wreckage even though the cliff continues to crumble. For a letter to the editor responding to this article, please see Erosion is Inevitable at Lucy Vincent, Gay Head Cliffs. Stay Patched in! Follow Martha's Vineyard Patch on Twitter | Like Martha's Vineyard Patch on Facebook | Sign up for the daily …
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Lucy Vincent Beach
2 Lucy Vincent Rd, Chilmark, MA
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
This weekend offers a feast — and some tough choices — for film fans, as the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival returns to Chilmark and a series of Irish movies screens at the MV Film Center in Vineyard Haven.
If you're a fan of new and independent cinema, this weekend could pose some hard choices. Not only is the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival returning to the Chilmark Community Center Friday through Sunday, but the Martha's Vineyard Film Center in Vineyard Haven is holding an "Irish Film Weekend" with shorts and features. For the full Chilmark film festival schedule, with photos and video trailers, please see Martha's Vineyard Film Festival Announces Final Line-Up. Irish movies playing at the Film Center in Vineyard Haven (please note that the first two films have had their dates and times switched since originally announced): Are your Martha's Vineyard events posted in our calendar? Don't miss the chance to reach thousands of readers on our …
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Chilmark Community Center
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Martha's Vineyard Film Center
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What's up on the Vineyard today? Here are a few things we know — feel free to post additions in the comments section.
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Monday, March 4, 2013
The 2013 Martha's Vineyard Film Festival kicks off March 15 at the Chilmark Community Center, with a special preview event March 8 at the Capawock in Vineyard Haven. Here's the full schedule for the festival weekend.
Tickets to the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival are $7 members / $15 general public. Couch seating is an additional $5. Weekend Passes are $150 for General seating and $250 for Couch Seating. Passes are only available to members. Memberships can be bought online or at the door. Advance tickets and MVFF memberships can be purchased at www.tmvff.org, or by calling the MVFF Box Office at (508) 645-9599. The MVFF Box Office at the Chilmark Community Center opens at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 15th and will be open during all screenings throughout the weekend. For the second year, the Harbor View Hotel & Resort in Edgartown will be partnering with the festival and offering special hotel and film festival package discounts. A MVFF Free Membership …
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Chilmark Community Center
520 South Rd, Chilmark, MA
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Welcome to March on Martha's Vineyard. Here's what we know on the first day of the month.
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But Dukes County's only Coast Guard station will remain open regardless of federal budget cuts, said officer in charge Jason Olsen.
The United States Coast Guard would see a direct impact if the automatic spending cuts under sequestration go into effect on Friday. But the Coast Guard station on Martha's Vineyard won't close its doors, officer in charge Jason Olsen said Thursday. "Station Menemsha will still be running," said Olsen, adding that there are 26 men living at the station. It is the only Coast Guard facility in Dukes County. Lt. Paul D. Rhynard of the Coast Guard Office of Public Affairs said he is being cautious in discussing what effect sequestration might have on the service. However, he said that local officers like Olsen will be given "a certain amount of flexibility" in implementing bidget cuts if sequestration takes place. "Nobody knows beter what …
March starts tomorrow; here's a look at today's Five Things for Martha's Vineyard. As always, feel free to add your comments and suggestions.
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Dan
10:50 am on Friday, March 22, 2013
And so castles made of sand, fall in the sea, eventually. -- Jimi Hendrix more ›