🌱 How much will Chilmark really pay for the new high school?

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In today's newsletter:

• How much will Chilmark really pay for the new high school?
• How Chilmark memories shaped this painter’s haunting off-season Vineyard scenes

Also on today's calendar: Art Class for Kids with Miss Lani and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny; windy, cooler, with a high of 42 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, windy and cold, temps: high: 35, low: 26.
• Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cost updates on the horizon for high school building - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com) — Chilmark is among the Island towns raising red flags about how much the $334 million Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School rebuild could cost local taxpayers. With a Dec. 18 state funding deadline and roughly $100 million in reimbursement at stake, officials are racing to finalize plans while NEASC warns the current building no longer meets standards. An Island-wide vote on funding is tentatively set for June 2, 2026.
   

• Vineyard vistas - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com) — Island art lovers can catch Saundra LaBell’s new “Off-Season” exhibit, shaped by a childhood spent at places like the Chilmark Flea Market and Vineyard Artisans Festival. Her atmospheric acrylics capture quiet, people-free Vineyard scenes in winter, focusing on small details, shifting light, and familiar waterfront spots. The show runs at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center through Dec. 28.
   

📸 Around Chilmark

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chilmark

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Moderate Flow Yoga @ The Yoga Barn
  Yoga Barn, 1 Red Barn Rd, Chilmark
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Art Class for Kids with Miss Lani
  Chilmark Free Public Library , 522 S Rd , Chilmark
  11:30 am
• Supper Club — Black Joy Kitchen
  Black Joy Kitchen , 7 Oakland Ave , Oak Bluffs
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Moderate Flow Yoga @ The Yoga Barn
  Yoga Barn , 1 Red Barn Rd , Chilmark
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Annual Chilmark Holiday Flea Market
  Chilmark Community Center , 520 S Rd , Chilmark
  10:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Moderate Flow Yoga @ The Yoga Barn
  Yoga Barn , 1 Red Barn Rd , Chilmark
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Family Yoga @ The West Tis Library
  West Tisbury Library , 1042 State Rd , West Tisbury
  11:00 am
• Shellfish Committee meeting
  Oak Bluffs Town Hall , 56 School St , Oak Bluffs
  4:00 pm
• Taste The American Revolution
  Oak Bluffs Public Library , 56r School St , Oak Bluffs
  4:30 pm
• Capital Program Committee Joint FINCOM Meeting & Public Hearing - December 11, 2025 @5:00pm
  Oak Bluffs, MA Calendar , 56 School St , Oak Bluffs
  5:00 pm
• Twice Monthly Meeting of the Planning Board
  Oak Bluffs, MA Calendar
  5:00 pm
• 4th Amendment Volunteer Outreach Training
  West Tisbury Library , 1042 State Rd , West Tisbury
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Vineyard Vines, LLC posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - 44 Main Street, Vineyard Haven, MA in Vineyard Haven. Apply here.
• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0425 in East Falmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chilmark here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Tisbury

• A safe space (mvtimes.com)

Oak Bluffs

• The ‘Big Shot' of Black Dog Tavern - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com)
• New life for the kominka - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com)
• Boot Brand Blundstones Spotlights Island Boat Builders (vineyardgazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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