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Be careful what goes into the sea. It isn’t always gone. Authorites in Spain have recovered the remains of a 26-foot fiberglass recreational boat floating in the waters off Spain. The boat, called Queen Bee, has been traced back to the waters of Nantucket and a boating accident that happened three and a half years ago. Read more...
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Good Food and Fellowship, Community Suppers Provide Warm Winter Respite

On Friday evenings during the winter, Pauline Speed and Loretta May phone each other to check on their dinner plans. “You feel like cooking tonight?” one friend will ask the other.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Farewell to Felicia! Farewell to Felicia Cheney Party is from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Edgartown Library. Ms. Cheney leaves her position as director after almost seven years of service. Refreshments served.
Serving Hands Food Distribution is from 2 to 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Parish House in Vineyard Haven. Distributions will be on the 4th Friday of every month. For more information, call Betty at 508-696-4211 ext. 16.
Teen Gaming for grades 6 through high school is from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library. Wii and online gaming. For information, call 508-696-4211.
Farmers in Training is from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Farm Institute. Ages 10 and up. Help with chores, oxen training and working with the animals. Cost is $15 per session or $105 for 8 sessions through March 16. To register, call 508-627-7007 ext. 103.
Grace Church Community Suppers Community Supper is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Grace Episcopal Church on Woodlawn avenue in Vineyard Haven. Free. All are welcome. For information, call 508-693-0332.
Spaghetti Dinner is from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Edgartown School. Pasta, garlic bread, salad and dessert. Cost is $8 for adults; $4 for children 14 and under. Benefits the Edgartown school eighth grade class trip to Washington D.C. 508-627-7927.
Vineyard Hockey Boosters Annual Auction Vineyard Hockey Boosters Auction starts at 6 p.m. at Season's on Circuit avenue. Silent auction is followed by a light buffet at 7 p.m. and a live auction later. Tickets are $25. Cash bar. For tickets and information, call 508-693-6939.

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  • Big Tax Jump Seen for Chilmark Long known for their Yankee thrift, Chilmark officials were caught by surprise this week by an initial budget forecast that would require a funding increase of nearly 10 per cent...
    1 commentBy REMY TUMIN
  • Vineyard Haven: Sights and Sounds of a Town Awakening The thwack of a hammer reverberated through Vineyard Haven Wednesday morning. Several blocks away, the whirl of a saw carried downwind...
    1 commentBy VANESSA CZARNECKI
  • Preseason Fish Report Card Reveals Mostly Good Students It is months away from the start of both the recreational and commercial fishing season, yet already there is change ahead...
    By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
  • Aquinnah Woman Dies in Winter Storm An Aquinnah woman who police say left home during a snowstorm Saturday night to check on a nearby property she caretakes, died of exposure to the cold on her return home...
    By REMY TUMIN
  • Roundabout Saga Takes a Turn As Island Towns Drop Lawsuit At least three Island towns will likely be asking voters in the spring what they think about the controversial roundabout, even as town officials said this week not even a lawsuit could stop the project if the state decides to go ahead with it...
    1 commentBy REMY TUMIN
  • Complaints Prompt Second Look at Goodale's Storage Silo The town of Oak Bluffs has decided to take a harder look at operations at the Goodale’s Sand and Gravel Pit in Oak Bluffs...
    1 commentBy PETER BRANNEN
  • The End: Edgartown Books To Close After Ten-Year Run When David and Ann LeBreton reflect on their 10 years as owners of Edgartown Books, the front porch of the Main street bookstore looms large. This week, the couple posted a "for rent" sign on what had become an Island institution...
    By SARA BROWN

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