Megan Dooley

Stephanie

Chappy Native Pens Kids’ Book, Talks About Growing Up Different

Megan Dooley |

As a student at the Edgartown School, a counselor once told Chappaquiddick native Stephanie Duckworth-Elliott that she wouldn’t go to college, and implied that Ms. Duckworth-Elliott would not achieve in life. The young girl had a background and home life that already separated her from other kids her age — she was a member of the only Wampanoag family living on Chappy at the time, and raised primarily by her grandfather — and the counselor’s prediction made her feel even more detached from her peers.

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Chilmark Filmmaker Carries Acclaim Back to Home Festival

Megan Dooley

Most filmmakers expect years of struggle and sacrifice before enjoying a moment of success in the film industry. Some never even catch a glimpse of it. The costs of making a film are high, the changes of making a hit low. But every once in a while, a filmmaker can change all the rules.

For Jasmine McGlade and Damien Chazelle, success sprang from a college assignment.

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Kate Taylor

Fair Time for Album from the Heart

Megan Dooley

For the first time in her rich musical history, Vineyard musician Kate Taylor is prepared to release an album with a distinctly personal touch: she has written, or cowritten, all the songs on the album. And throughout Fair Time! — the title track is a reference to the West Tisbury Agricultural and Livestock Fair — she weaves heartfelt tributes to Islanders who have helped to make her Vineyard home.

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ROSE

An Appeal: From Death Camp to Hope

Megan Dooley

They began as strangers on a train. On a trip from New York to Boston last summer, Sasha Chanoff took the seat next to Kristi Maynard. They struck up a conversation, and Mr. Chanoff shared the story of Mapendo International, the humanitarian organization he founded four years ago to aid rescue efforts for African refugees. Mrs. Maynard took an immediate interest in the cause, and before they parted in Boston, the two agreed to keep in touch.

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Remembering Gretchen Feldman

Megan Dooley

There was barely an empty seat in the Old Whaling Church Monday night. As the hour neared eight o’clock, a crowd of spectators began a game of musical chairs as they attempted to find an unfilled space close to friends or family. But in the end, finding a seat didn’t much matter — not with so much time spent in standing ovations for the musical performances.

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Michael Zide

Evolving Into an Artist for All Seasons

Megan Dooley

Michael Zide grew up without seasons. He remembers being transfixed as a child by a snowfall in his hometown of Los Angeles, a magical moment that made a deep impact on his life. When he began to pursue an interest in photography at age 22, he found himself drawn to the changing seasons and their impact on the landscape of the East Coast.

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