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Backyard Bash is Back

Lucas Abbaddessa and Theo Bronstein

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Lucas Abbaddessa and Theo Bronstein

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Chillin' in August.

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Chillin' in August.

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Fire Department fervor was in full swing.

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Fire Department fervor was in full swing.

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Tyler Potter of The Swimming Pig making barbecue.

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Tyler Potter of The Swimming Pig making barbecue.

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Yum.

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Yum.

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[l-r] Elizabeth Rogers, Sgt. Garrison Vieira, Heather Maciel, Vince Maciel, Greg Pachico.

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[l-r] Elizabeth Rogers, Sgt. Garrison Vieira, Heather Maciel, Vince Maciel, Greg Pachico.

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Chilmark Fire Chief Jeremy Bradshaw.

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Chilmark Fire Chief Jeremy Bradshaw.

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Missis Biskis playing for the crowd.

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Missis Biskis playing for the crowd.

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Foods up!

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Foods up!

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Game time.

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Game time.

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Backyard bash celebrated the Chilmark Fire Department and the community with music food, raffles and a good old fashioned good time.

Chilmark Voters Reject Home Port Purchase

Sam Bungey

Occupying almost every available seat in the Chilmark Community Center, voters rejected a $2 million purchase of the Home Port restaurant at a special town meeting last night, flouting months of effort on the part of selectmen to acquire the Menemsha restaurant and surrounding property for public use.

As a result of last night’s vote, the longstanding Menemsha seafood restaurant will now likely go to Robert and Sarah Nixon, private buyers who signed an alternate purchase agreement with the current owners.

Death Becomes Him: Basil Welch Walks, Talks, Brings Cemetery History to Life

Julia Rappaport

Abel’s Hill cemetery is a place where people who like to keep tabs on their neighbors can do just that — for eternity, as they rest among them. From the gravestones off South Road in Chilmark you can hear the hum of cars speeding down-Island to the grocery store or up for a day at the beach. From the plot nearest the road, on tiptoe, you can just see who is in those cars. It’s a quiet cemetery, but graceful.

Chilmark Voters Will Tackle Harbor, Land Deal Decisions

Julia Rappaport

At a special town meeting on Monday Chilmark voters will face a slew of town spending requests ranging from money for repairs on the fire station, police station and Squibnocket beach parking lot to design work for a new building on Menemsha harbor.

The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Chilmark Community Center. Moderator Everett H. Poole will preside over the session.

Chilmark Voters Reject Home Port Plan

Ian Fein

After a two-hour debate that weighed the future of Menemsha against the town's other priorities, Chilmark voters this week passed on an opportunity

Special Town Meeting Set in Chilmark

Brien Hefler

Special Town Meeting Set in Chilmark

By BRIEN HEFLER

Harbor repairs, health insurance for firefighters, extending the town building cap and a plan to lease out town property for a community swimming pool will all come before Chilmark voters at a special town meeting Monday night.

Set to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Chilmark Community Center, the warrant includes 10 articles. Moderator Everett Poole will preside over the special session.

Chilmark Annual Town Meeting Monday; Yankee Frugality Yields Lean Warrant

Max Hart

A lean budget, a short spending list and a relatively slim warrant await Chilmark voters at the annual meeting on Monday night.

Moderator Everett H. Poole will once again take up the gavel before voters take on a 27-article warrant. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center.