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🌱 Will Chilmark finally fix its dangerous cell service dead zones?
Be sure to catch Moderate Flow Yoga @ The Yoga Barn on the Chilmark Patch calendar

Hello Chilmark! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Will Chilmark finally fix its dangerous cell service dead zones?
Also on today's calendar: Annual Chilmark Holiday Flea Market.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 35 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 50, low: 33.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 48 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cell Companies Plan Improvements in Chilmark (vineyardgazette.com) — Chilmark officials are pressing Verizon and American Tower to quickly fix spotty cell coverage that’s affecting residents and even local police, fire, and EMS. With a public hearing set for January 6 on new Verizon nodes, the town is weighing how to modernize its aging antenna system without reviving the unpopular macro tower idea.
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📸 Around Chilmark
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chilmark
★ Featured events ★
- Moderate Flow Yoga @ The Yoga Barn
Yoga Barn, 1 Red Barn Rd, Chilmark
5:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Annual Chilmark Holiday Flea Market
Chilmark Community Center , 520 S Rd , Chilmark
10:00 am - Moderate Flow Yoga @ The Yoga Barn
Yoga Barn , 1 Red Barn Rd , Chilmark
5:30 pm
Saturday December 20
Thursday December 25
📣 Chilmark Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Board of Health Meeting
Oak Bluffs, MA Calendar
10:00 am - Story Circle with Aria at the MV Family Center!
MV Family Center , 35 Greenwood Ave. , Tisbury
10:45 am - Jane's Journey
Oak Bluffs Public Library , 56r School St , Oak Bluffs
4:00 pm - Affordable Housing Meeting
Oak Bluffs Town Hall , 56 School St , Oak Bluffs
4:30 pm - Kids Crafts - Beaded Snowflake
Tisbury EMS Facility , 215 Spring Street , Tisbury
3:30 pm - Zoning Board of Appeals Regular Meeting
Oak Bluffs, MA Calendar Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
6:00 pm - Chef’s Table | Latke X Vodka Affair ✨🍸 — Black Joy Kitchen
Black Joy Kitchen , 7 Oakland Ave , Oak Bluffs
6:00 pm - Adult Board Game Night
The Barn Bowl & Bistro , 13 Uncas Ave , Oak Bluffs
7:30 pm - Family Yoga @ The West Tis Library
West Tisbury Library , 1042 State Rd , West Tisbury
11:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0423 in Vineyard Haven. Apply here.
- Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in East Falmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chilmark here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vineyard Haven
- One Island, one town - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com)
- Here's how much snow has fallen in southern New England so far (nbcboston.com)
Oak Bluffs
- ‘We can bring back light' - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com)
- Cost estimates for new high school at over $330 million - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com)
Edgartown
Ok Chilmark! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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