In a Blink of the Eye

From Gazette editions of August, 1960:

Two weekends ago, the notorious Blue Beard, my 13-foot long vintage Edgartown beachboat, got a safe mooring in the nick of time in Tisbury Great Pond, thanks to the kindness of a near-stranger.

And my fairly notorious 1996 Toyota Camry that had suffered a flat tire between Edgartown and Vineyard Haven was able to take to the road again, thanks to the efforts of a total stranger.

Such scenarios are the better part of a Martha’s Vineyard summer.

Virginia from New Jersey, who would rather we not use her name for reasons that will become apparent, thought the Vineyard was quite beautiful when she visited last week. But it wasn’t the harbor or the lighthouse or the gingerbread houses that Virginia found “so beautiful it made me cry.” That aspect of the Island only became clear to her after she was gone.

Oyster Talk

EXTRAORDINARY RESPONSE

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

On behalf of the Tri-Town Ambulance and Emergency Medical Services responders who came from all over the Island to help at the recent fire in Menemsha, we would like to offer our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the wonderful Menemsha businesses and members of the community who without hesitation gave and offered everything they could to assist us and the firefighters.

A Dream to Bridge the Gap

He was a shrewd charmer, the late Art Buchwald. A compelling raconteur and writer, he became renowned worldwide. This gave him enormous social capital, capital he was not afraid to use at home on the Vineyard, most notably every year as auctioneer for the Possible Dreams Auction that raises money for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services. The auction will take place without him again on Monday, settling in at its splendid new location in Ocean Park.