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Five Great Local Gifts for Dads
If you thought mothers were hard to buy presents for, that’s probably because you hadn’t even started thinking about dad.

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.
If you thought mothers were hard to buy presents for, that’s probably because you hadn’t even started thinking about dad.

YMCA celebrates historical opening this Saturday with an open house
Today we've got gingerbread houses from Orange Peel Bakery, a holiday trunk show at State Road and a Christmas tree lighting in Oak Bluffs.
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Story hour at Morning Glory, needlecraft in Aquinnah and three nights of Marilyn in Edgartown
Check this schedule from the United States Postal Service to make sure
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Highlights of next year's budget shows an increase of 1.85% and a deep cut in state funds
A beach cleanup, a breakfast in Bethlehem and the NAACP Holiday Bazaar are all happening on this bright, sunny Saturday
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A look at the properties that sold the past two weeks on Martha's Vineyard.
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