Remy Tumin
For Joshua Nelson, sing unto the lord a new song is more than just a commandment. The Isaiah 42:10 verse is a challenge for him and all Jews to continue to bring something new to the table.
Kosher gospel music is just that.
The words together may seem strange at first, but then Mr. Nelson, the self-proclaimed prince of kosher gospel, explains how pairing soulful music with Hebrew prayers gives Judaism a new layer.
A project to pave a portion of Old South Road in Aquinnah has pitted residents who feel the dirt road is an essential part of the rural character of the town, against others who say the paving is needed for environmental reasons to protect a nearby stream and pond.
Dukes County and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) have applied for a variance to pave the historic byway to prevent further sediment runoff into the Occooch Stream and Pond.
Crows were the only inhabitants of the fair grounds at the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury yesterday, a thick morning fog hovering over the freshly cut field. But come next week the Ferris wheel will be up, the smell of barbecue and fried dough will float in the air, and wide eyes young and old will peer into the hall to see if a ribbon rests next to their entry.
The owner of the former Thimble Farm in Oak Bluffs — now the subject of a novel initiative by a group of Island nonprofits to buy the property — said this week he is committed to keeping the land in food production.
A Dukes County steering committee voted this week not to look into the separation of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional Airport from the county, effectively killing any further discussion of the issue, at least for now.
The decision on Wednesday came in the wake of a September state Department of Revenue report that harshly criticized the county’s management and structure of governing. In it the state suggests the airport commission look into the airport operating independently from the county.
For Kate Taylor and Joan LeLacheur, wampum is a living thing. It’s not just an inanimate discarded clamshell, but rather something that has the ability to tell a story of the past, present and future.
For nearly 30 years the two wampum artists have been working on a wampum belt. Finally finished, with 763 handmade beads, the belt has its fair share of stories.