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Christina Brown, 83 »
Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:02:42 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Sunday, June 9, 2024 - 3:02pm Christina Brown died on May 27, 2024. She was 83. Christina was born on April 18, 1941, in New York City. Her family actually lived in New Jersey at the time, but she never let that stop her from proudly claiming “Native New Yorker” status. Her childhood was spent in New Jersey and Pittsburgh, and when high school became too annoying for her, she left early (also proudly claiming “high school dropout” status) and went straight to…
Christopher Lentell Dowley, 66 »
Sun, 09 Jun 2024 07:37:15 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Sunday, June 9, 2024 - 7:36am Christopher Lentell Dowley died on Sunday May 26 at his home in Marblehead of complications from a bone marrow transplant for leukemia undergone 10 years ago. He was 66. Chris was born on March 8, 1958 to Elizabeth and Robert Dowley in Troy, N.Y. He is the grandson of Marion and Leroy Dowley and the great-grandson of Augusta Lentell and George B. Dowley— all of whom were lifelong homeowners on East Chop, beginning in 1902. He spent every…
Island attorney Ron Rappaport, 74, dies unexpectedly »
Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:15:49 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
The Island woke up to shocking news today that the prominent attorney and community leader Ronald H. Rappaport died unexpectedly on Friday night in Vineyard Haven. He was 74 years old and lived year-round in Chilmark with his wife Jane Kaplan Born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard, Rappaport lived an extraordinary life, serving as an attorney for five of the six towns on the Island and offering legal counsel and sound advice to a wide circle of friends, business owners,…
Decomposed sperm whale washes ashore in Edgartown »
Sat, 08 Jun 2024 09:56:18 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
A dead whale was found washed ashore on South Beach in Edgartown on Friday. Ainsley Smith, marine mammal stranding coordinator at the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said the carcass was a “very decomposed sperm whale” estimated to be over 40 feet long. The animal was first reported yesterday and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Natural Resources Department, who are a part of NOAA fisheries’ stranding network, responded to the scene. Andrew Jacobs,…
Attorney Ronald Rappaport Dies Suddenly at 74 »
Sat, 08 Jun 2024 09:47:50 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
9:45 am, June 8, 2024 Ronald H. Rappaport, the respected and ubiquitous Martha’s Vineyard attorney whose work cut across nearly every aspect of Island life, died unexpectedly Friday night in Vineyard Haven
Vineyard housing crisis worsens as housing bank sees setback »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:19:19 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
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Island aquafarmers try new ways to grow oysters »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:03:22 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
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Linda Joyce Atkinson, 74 »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:46:45 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 3:46pm Linda Joyce Atkinson, of Arlington and West Tisbury, died on May 18. She was 74. Linda was born in Omaha, Ne. She grew up in a big family on the shores of a lake in Wayzata, Minn., where she began her life-long love of swimming. She attended Northrop Collegiate in Minneapolis, before moving to Boston where she graduated from Boston University with a degree in communications in 1971. After working as a producer for WEEI radio, she started…
Cynthia (Dee) Carter DeFelice, 72 »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:45:56 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 3:45pm Cynthia (Dee) Carter DeFelice, an award-winning children’s writer, died peacefully on Friday, May 24. She was 72. Cynthia was born on Dec. 28, 1951, in Philadelphia, Penn. She lived in Geneva, N.Y. on the shore of Seneca Lake with her best friend and husband of 51 years, Dr. Ralph “Buzz” DeFelice, and their spirited German Shorthair Pointer, Ivy. Together, Dee and Buzz built a life filled with love and adventure in and around the…
Kelly Dorr Hazell »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:44:57 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 3:44pm Kelly Dorr Hazell died on Friday, May 24 surrounded by her children, Emerson and Avery, and closest loved ones. She was diagnosed with ALS in January and met her diagnosis with tremendous courage. Kelly’s final day, similar to her nature, was sunny, peaceful and warm. Her room was filled with fragrances of newly blossoming flowers and Peter Tosh on the radio. Kelly spent her life by the ocean. She was born in Long Beach, Calif. and…
James Allen Worden, 81 »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:44:03 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 3:43pm James Allen Worden, 81, of Greenfield, died on June 2 from Lewy Body Dementia. Jim was born in Oak Bluffs on May 26, 1943 to Dorothy (Stuhler) Worden and Frederick Hudson Worden. He graduated from Martha’s Vineyard High School and then enlisted in the Army. He was trained as military police and was assigned to the 545th MP Company, in South Korea. He spent 13 months and 2 weeks patrolling in the United States Army’s First Cavalry…
William Austin Pinney, 75 »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:43:01 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 3:42pm William Austin Pinney, a seventh-generation summer resident of Chappaquiddick died on March 27, 2022, in Miami after a short illness. He was 75. Bill was the beloved husband of Raquel Pinney and the son of William Whitney Pinney Jr. and Louise Slocum Pinney. He was born May 28, 1946, in New York City and spent the first five years of his life (while his father managed the Martha’s Vineyard Cooperative Dairy) in Edgartown in the winter…
Janice Haynes, 58 »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:42:13 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 3:41pm Janice Haynes died on June 3 at her home in West Tisbury. She was 58. Janice was born on Feb 1, 1966, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. In choosing that date, she interrupted her mother’s birthday and spent the next 58 years likewise drawing plenty of attention just by entering a room. Janice grew up in West Tisbury, across from her grandmother’s ice cream stand (now State Road Restaurant) and near an illicit entrance to Seven…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ‘is here to stay’ »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:46:04 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is the brainchild of Elizabeth Warren. As a Harvard Law professor, she spearheaded the drive to protect consumers seeking credit to purchase a home or car, or anything else. Created in 2010, the bureau, along with several other federal agencies, have long faced challenges from conservatives and financial institutions. They claim that these agencies’ regulations interfere with free-market capitalism and indicate government overreach. They symbolize…
Richard J. Kelly »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:13:31 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Richard J. Kelly (“Dick”), 91, of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Monday, June 3, 2024, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was the husband of Susan Anne Kelly. His memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 15, at 11 am in St. Andrew’s Church in Edgartown. Burial will follow in the Old Westside Cemetery. A complete obituary will appear in another edition of this paper. Visit chapmanfuneral.com for online guestbook and information. The post Richard…
Kelly Dorr Hazell »
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:44:56 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Kelly Dorr Hazell passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024, surrounded by her children, Emerson and Avery, and closest loved ones. She was diagnosed with ALS in January, and met her diagnosis with tremendous courage. Kelly’s final day, similar to her nature, was sunny, peaceful, and warm. Her room was filled with fragrances of newly blossoming flowers and Peter Tosh on the radio. Kelly spent her life by the ocean. She was born in Long Beach, Calif., and shortly moved to…
Janice Haynes »
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:38:02 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Anyone who ever met Janice Haynes will be unsurprised to learn she requested a sassy obituary. Here goes. Janice Haynes died on Monday, June 3, 2024, at home. She was born on Feb. 1, 1966, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. In choosing that date, she interrupted her mother’s birthday, and spent the next 58 years likewise drawing plenty of attention just by entering a room. Just by existing, really. It’s impossible to write about her without the word exuberance…
Cynthia Carter DeFelice »
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:28:46 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Cynthia Carter DeFelice (“Dee”), an awardwinning American children’s writer, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 24, 2024, at the age of 72. Born on Dec. 28, 1951, in Philadelphia, Pa., Dee lived in Geneva, N.Y., on the shore of Seneca Lake with her best friend and husband of 51 years, Dr. Ralph (“Buzz”) DeFelice, and their spirited German shorthaired pointer, Ivy. Together, Dee and Buzz built a life filled with love and adventure in and around the Finger…
Christa Marie Richardson »
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:16:06 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Christa Marie Richardson, of St. Paul, Minn., passed away peacefully on April 5, 2024, at the age of 55. Born on July 11, 1968, in Boston, Christa spent her childhood in Marshfield, and cherished many wonderful summers on Martha’s Vineyard with her beloved pony, Sadie. After her parents separated, Christa moved to Vermont, where she graduated from Wilmington High School, and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in communications from Emerson College in Boston. Christa’s…
Lois Marie »
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:59:08 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Lois Marie of Westborough, wife of the late Bob Marie, died on May 22, 2024. Born and raised in Lynn, Lois lived in Northborough, and in retirement spent many years living in Oak Bluffs. Funeral services will be private. A celebration of life for Lois is planned for this summer. Her complete obituary and online tribute can be found on the website of the Pickering and Son Westborough Funeral Home, westboroughfuneralhome.com. The post Lois Marie appeared…
Miriam (Mimi) Cook, 98 »
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:39:41 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 4:38pm Miriam (Mimi) Arkwell Cook died on May 9. She was 98. Mimi was born on Jan. 24, 1926 in Dayton, Ohio. Her father was a choral conductor having studied at Westminster Choir College in New Jersey. She had a golden soprano voice and sang in many churches, weddings and other special events throughout the Ohio and New England regions. She also worked as a copywriter at WNAC radio in Boston. In the late 1940’s,…
Ribbon cutting at Carl Widdiss Way Apartments »
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:31:57 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
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Rebecca Amos plaque restored »
Wed, 29 May 2024 21:00:20 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
A plaque honoring Rebecca Amos, which went missing in April, and was presumed stolen, has been replaced at its former site on the African American Heritage Trail. Rebecca, a woman formerly enslaved on Martha’s Vineyard, lived in Chilmark in the 18th century until her death in 1801. “Rebecca died a free woman in this place,” the old plaque read. The plaque was affixed to a rock along the Heritage Trail at the second stop, following the one at Shearer Cottage.…
Herring runs depleted across the Island »
Wed, 29 May 2024 16:23:44 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
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Tisbury caps business vehicles on residential district lots »
Wed, 29 May 2024 16:16:02 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Tisbury voters have approved a limit in residential districts on the number of business vehicles that owners of trade businesses can park on a residential lot. More than 150 voters filed into the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Tuesday for a special and annual town meeting, under the direction of moderator Donald Rose. Voters passed an operating budget of over $39 million, as well as each of the night’s 40 articles. The most debated proposal on…
Estela Cardoso’s Journey »
Wed, 29 May 2024 14:49:25 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
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Laura Lee Barbera »
Wed, 29 May 2024 08:18:29 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Laura Lee Barbera, 60, passed away peacefully at her home in Vineyard Haven on May 18, 2024. Laura was born on July 13, 1963, in Natick to Sarah Blanchard (Betro) and Arthur Blanchard. Over the years she worked at the zoning board of appeals for the town of Tisbury, as well as the Conservation Commission. She and husband Bobby were also owners of Nicky’s Italian Café in Vineyard Haven. Laura is survived by her son, Nicholas Arthur Barbera; her mother, Sarah Blanchard;…
Robert Sherman Daniels »
Wed, 29 May 2024 08:08:57 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Robert Sherman Daniels (“Bob”) passed away at home in Edgartown on the morning of March 29, 2024. He was 99. Born on Sept. 27, 1924, Bob lived a full life. He was a veteran, a Freemason, a carpenter, a farmer, a parent, and a grandparent. Bob served stateside in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He was a dedicated Mason for more than 60 years. He built homes across the Berkshires. Bob is best known locally for working on his Katama farm with his family, and for…
Vineyarders come together on Memorial Day »
Tue, 28 May 2024 17:50:14 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
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In honor of our veterans »
Mon, 27 May 2024 10:20:22 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
On Memorial Day, the American Legion Post 257 placed nearly 450 U.S. flags in Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven during the annual “Avenue of Flags” ceremony. “Every flag we place is in honor or in memory of a vet,” post commander JoAnn Murphy said. “When we first did this, we put up around 50; now we’re up to 450. We don’t put any more than this up because we just don’t have the people to help us put them up or take them down.” Murphy was born and raised in Oak Bluffs.…
HN PHOTO NOTES: “Plastic Uzi…” »
Mon, 27 May 2024 08:46:28 -0400 | via Hyannis News
One can never be too careful these days. Two women were out for a stroll along the old Hyannis Railroad Wharf jetty near Keyes Beach in Hyannis, when they discovered some type of firearm lodged between the jetty’s boulders. They didn’t want to mess with it and called police. A Barnstable Patrolman arrived and found an Uzi, but it wasn’t a real Uzi. It was made out of plastic, some type of pellet gun or toy. It’s not unusual for police officers to recover firearms…
State House Passes HERO Act In Support Of Veterans »
Mon, 27 May 2024 05:30:00 -0400 | via CapeCod.com NewsCenter
The State House of Representatives recently passed the HERO Act, legislation supporting Cape Veterans and their families by establishing new medical, dental, and behavioral health benefits. House Bill 4661, or An Act honoring, empowering, and recognizing our servicemembers and veterans, includes measures that would raise annuity payments for blind, disabled, and paraplegic veterans, increase tax […] The post State House Passes HERO Act In Support Of Veterans appeared…
Much of Pimpneymouse Farm set aside for conservation »
Fri, 24 May 2024 14:44:41 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission unanimously approved a plan Thursday to preserve 171 acres of land at the historic Pimpneymouse Farm on Chappaquiddick for conservation and public recreation. Two conservation groups, the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation and the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, will each purchase and manage different parts of the property. The Land Bank will lease additional acreage for farming, but has not determined how much. The 221-acre coastal farm dates back nearly a century,…
Vita Ripollino Bovio, 90 »
Thu, 23 May 2024 14:59:59 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 2:59pm Vita Ripollino Bovio (Nonna) died May 10 at the age of 90. Vita was born on April 11, 1934 in Caltanissetta Sicily, Italy. She was a child from the World War II era and had many stories that were engraved in her heart as it was a challenging time to grow up. When she was a young child her family migrated to northern Italy and she was raised in a beautiful city called Torino. She loved her Torino and talked of it with great pride. In 1966,…
Remembering Rez Williams, a Trailblazer in Art and Life »
Thu, 23 May 2024 14:18:39 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Gazette
2:15 pm, May 23, 2024 I never met Rez Williams, the revered Vineyard artist who died in February. Nevertheless, he was a kind of hero for me, an artist rooted in a place and community who found his subjects literally at his doorstep.
Ronald L. Conte »
Thu, 23 May 2024 09:00:27 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Ronald L. Conte of Oak Bluffs passed away at the age of 88, on the evening of Friday, May 17, 2024, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Ronald Conte was born in Worcester, and he and his wife Carol raised their family for many years in Grafton. In 1970, they came to Martha’s Vineyard for a summer vacation, and built a summer house that same year. Ron and Carol have been summer, and later year-round, residents ever since. They retired to the Island in…
Edgartown bylaw seeks to restrict huge houses »
Wed, 22 May 2024 16:31:10 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Edgartown residents have served notice that they want to block the growth of McMansions that have increasingly appeared along the historic town’s waterfront and elsewhere. Under the new zoning bylaw amendment, construction for residential structures, including additions to existing residential structures, cannot result in 10,000 square feet of floor area in total on a lot. Some recently built homes are far larger. The so-called big house bill passed 132 to 35 at…
On this frenetic holiday, pause for Memorial Day’s true meaning »
Wed, 22 May 2024 16:23:34 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Here comes the sun. Or at least, that is the hope for this Memorial Day weekend, as the unofficial start to the summer season gets underway. College graduations are mostly over, and students are beginning a steady return to the Island, or perhaps coming here for a summer job. M.V. Regional High School students are waiting for that last ring of the school bell, like the gate opening in a horse race, as they charge into the fun and free time that defines summer. Families are flocking to supermarkets…
Visiting Vet: Captain Jack »
Wed, 22 May 2024 15:22:43 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Captain Jack was a bad cat. Even as a tiny kitten, found abandoned in a church alleyway in Worcester, he had cattitude. A little, long-haired tabby, he strutted in his cage at the city shelter like a lion. I wanted him. One daughter agreed, so we brought him home, along with an orange tiger kitten for my other child. In his prime, Jack was a huge fluff ball. Like most Island folks with big, shaggy tabbies of unknown ancestry, we claimed he was part Maine coon — a breed thought to be descended from…
Garden Notes: Spring in full fragrance »
Wed, 22 May 2024 15:17:55 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
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Chilmark – Menemsha blessing, Diana Freed, Memorial Day Picnic at the Tashmoo Waterworks »
Wed, 22 May 2024 14:27:58 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Memorial Day Weekend is a lovely time on the Island. It is a time to savor the blooming flowers. Soak up moments when the sun is shining and the wind is calm. Brave dips in the refreshing and no-longer-immediately-bone-achingly-cold salt water. It is a time when we pull out kayaks, remove spiders, and hose off dust. It is a time when we check the life vests, and ponder upgrades to accommodate the broadening range of children and adults. Maybe there will be time to truck the dinghy to the pond and,…
Edgartown – March to the Sea, Eileen Gunn and climate resilience, Vineyard Artisans »
Wed, 22 May 2024 14:22:27 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
And just like that, Memorial Day weekend is here. Can you believe it? Lilacs are in bloom, and it seems like their fragrance is everywhere I go, which is lovely. The Edgartown School’s annual March to the Sea is at 1 pm on Friday, March 24. If you have the opportunity to witness this special event, I highly suggest you do. Weather permitting, students will march from the school down Main Street to Memorial Wharf, where they will have a ceremony remembering our fallen servicemen and women. It’s…
Oak Bluffs – Memorial Day, 5K, Dennis daRosa, Dresser’s books, plein air, plants »
Wed, 22 May 2024 14:17:30 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” –Adlai Stevenson II Memorial Day gives us time to acknowledge and honor those who have fought and died while serving in the U.S. military. The national observance began officially in 1868, just after the Civil War. The number of deaths in the Civil War has been estimated at more than 650,000 — a staggering number for a very young country.…
365 Books: Sandbar Sinister by Phoebe Atwood Taylor »
Wed, 22 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400 | via WordPress Tag Cape Cod
Sandbar Sinister starts out on a positive note: the narrator, a Boston matron of over 50 who has lost everything in the last great bank crash of the late 20s, has been given a long, unpaid, summer vacation by her penny-pinching boss at the department store where she has had to take work. Things, she feels, are finally looking up, and the upward trend continues when her dear friend, Lizzie, invites her down to her brother’s house on Cape Cod. It sounds idyllic, even now: a large but charming…
To Cape Cod and Rhode Island »
Tue, 21 May 2024 20:59:41 -0400 | via WordPress Tag Cape Cod
Nauset Light Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore, May 11, 2024 In mid-May 2024 I took a weeklong trip to visit Cape Cod, and surrounding areas. I opted to fly into Providence, Rhode Island, adding a day on each end of my trip to experience some of the Ocean State. Here are some of the highlights of my trip. Rhode Island at the beginning of the trip: After flying into Rhode Island, I drove to the campus of the University of Rhode Island in Kingstown. I watched a game at Bill Beck Field, an on-campus…
Commission drafting model short-term rental bylaw »
Tue, 21 May 2024 15:24:30 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will give the six Vineyard towns a model short-term rental bylaw to adapt for their use, following a Massachusetts Land Court decision that required Island towns to update their zoning bylaws. The effort comes from a larger project of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to update its 10-year-old housing zoning bylaw analysis, and as West Tisbury looks to regulate its short-term rental bylaw. Laura Silber, Island housing planner at the commission, said the…
Chatham Voters Reelect Two Selectmen »
Tue, 21 May 2024 04:59:09 -0400 | via CapeCod.com NewsCenter
CHATHAM – Chatham held its annual town election last Thursday. Incumbent Select board members Cory John Metters and Dean Nicastro were reelected against challenger Brian Michael Phillips. Metters received 824 votes, Nicastro had 716, and Phillips had 291. Voters also approved two questions which had not passed at the town meeting last Monday. Those questions […] The post Chatham Voters Reelect Two Selectmen appeared first on CapeCod.com.
Hospice to run 30th 5K road race »
Mon, 20 May 2024 14:41:42 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
The annual 5K race to benefit Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard, an event that usually draws hundreds of runners from the Island and beyond, will mark its 30th anniversary on Memorial Day weekend. Chantale Patterson, the hospice’s clinical director, will run the race for the seventh time since she moved to the Island in 2014. “There was one time I ran past a patient I was caring for at the time, and the whole family was outside cheering me on,” she said. “It was so meaningful.”…
Sharon Feldman Rowe »
Mon, 20 May 2024 12:46:18 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Sharon Feldman Rowe died March 25, 2024, at the age of 67, from a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in 1957 in New Britain, Conn. Sharon was a trained actor, entrepreneur, author, environmentalist, prolific painter, and loving wife and mother. She was mission-driven, and shared her ideas with intelligence, compassion, and a sense of humor that kept it all very real and grounded. As an actor, Sharon was in numerous productions in New York City, Connecticut…
Pollyann Jenkinson Emin »
Mon, 20 May 2024 12:39:30 -0400 | via Martha's Vineyard Times
Pollyann Jenkinson Emin, 92, passed away peacefully at her home in Vineyard Haven after a brief illness. She was born in Oak Bluffs, a third-generation Islander, to Ernest and Elsie Thomas Jenkinson. With brothers Peter and Michael, she grew up on North Road, and later moved to Chowder Kettle Lane in Menemsha. As a teen she worked as a waitress at the Homeport restaurant, and for Dr. Strock as a dental assistant. Later she cooked at the Galley. In 1951 she married…
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