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For those feeling energized by the sun this week, there is ample opportunity on Sunday to put this to good use. On May 21 the Martha’s Vineyard marathon and half marathon runs begin at 8 a.m. at the regional high school.
For five years, Ellie the Elephant has delighted children and adults at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival’s Cinema Circus. Time took its toll, however, leaving Ellie in need of rehabilitation.
The general manager at The Farm Institute will leave his job due to restructuring by The Trustees of Reservations, which took over the nonprofit Edgartown teaching farm two years ago.
Admission to the Gay Head Light will be free on Mother’s Day, Sunday, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The town of Aquinnah invites all to honor mothers and enjoy the view from the historic lighthouse. The lighthouse will be closed if it is raining.
Representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union will be on hand to discussion immigration rights during a forum on Monday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center.
This year's varsity baseball squad has seven starting seniors — Aidan Aliberti, Taber Caron, Mitchell Chaves, Elias Fhagen-Smith, Jonas Lukowitz, Chris Mayhew and James Sashin. Many of them have been playing together since Little League.