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Staycation at the Mansion House, Ospreys at the Howes House and the hunt for a new Poet Laureate in West Tis

Mathea Morais is the author of the children’s book: <i>I’m Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo</i> that features an afterword by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall. Mathea also runs the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School’s High School Writing Lab and has taught creative writing for more than 10 years on Martha’s Vineyard and in Boston. Mathea's freelance work has been published in online and print magazines such as Trace Magazine and Inshop.com. She has a BA in English from New York University. Mathea lives in Chilmark with her three daughters and husband, painter Chioke R. Morais.
Staycation at the Mansion House, Ospreys at the Howes House and the hunt for a new Poet Laureate in West Tis

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Today there is a Christmas Bird Count, the libraries are closed and the Food Pantry is open
Fire in Oak Bluffs home Sunday afternoon sent billows of smoke into the air that could be seen for miles.
Insight meditation, a volunteer build day and a watch night service are all happening today
Island singer songwriters to come together to raise money and awareness for our closest ape cousins
Each year the decision to quit smoking remains one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions.
Say you read it on MVPatch and pay no cover!
A yoga class, a first day walk and a hair of the dog party are on the list for the first day of 2012
For the New Year, Island poet, Emma Young offered her poem "Preparation" and William Waterway, his photo of the Winter Solstice at Gay Head Light
Today there is Jazz in West Tisbury, two Pre New Year’s parties and Fresh Ganesh at CoHo
There are so many ways to ring in 2012 Island style
Island progresses one step closer to winning $100,000 for our public schools
Today we’ve got knitting for kids, power vinyasa and bingo
We’ve already got a few votes in, but we need more
Convention delegates vote on candidates for 2012 U. S. Senate Democratic primary
Today it's all about wild food, Wii dance Wednesday and trivia night at the Wharf
Cape and Islands could see winds from 35-35 mph with gusts up to 58 mph