🌱 See which Chilmark properties just changed hands and for how much
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In today's newsletter:
- See which Chilmark properties just changed hands and for how much
- How a Chilmark mom is helping lead the Island’s tick fight
Also on today's calendar: Clothing Swap and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Cooler with some sun, with a high of 63 and low of 46 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 45.
- Sunday: Breezy with rain and drizzle, with a high of 57 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Real estate transactions: April 6 – 10 - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com) — If you follow Chilmark property values, two notable sales closed this week, including a $5.75 million transfer on Chockers Lane and a $375,000 Cygnet Way and beach lot deal. The roundup also lists significant recent transactions in Edgartown, Tisbury, and multiple Island towns. 
• Restoring Balance: Tick Free MV Gets to Work (bluedotliving.com) — A Chilmark-connected nonprofit leader is helping drive Tick Free MV, a new Island-wide effort to tackle soaring tick-borne illnesses through deer management, public health coordination, and community input. The interview highlights her roots in Chilmark Preschool, explains the aerial deer survey now underway, and shares practical tick-prevention tips and ways residents can get involved in shaping next steps.
📸 Around Chilmark
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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34th Annual Earth Day Beach Cleanup and Conservation Festival
Martha's Vineyard Museum, 151 Lagoon Pond Rd, Vineyard Haven
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Clothing Swap
Oak Bluffs Public Library , 56r School St , Oak Bluffs
11:00 am -
Presentation: Emergency Financial Preparedness
West Tisbury Library , 1042 State Rd , West Tisbury
3:30 pm -
Chilmark Candidate Forum
Chilmark Free Public Library , 522 S Rd , Chilmark
6:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Story Circle with Aria at the MV Family Center!
MV Family Center , 35 Greenwood Ave. , Tisbury
10:45 am -
2026 Bivalve Ball : Annual Spring Fundraiser
Chilmark Community Center , 520 S Rd , Chilmark
5:00 pm -
Cultural Night: Fishnet Making with James Moreis (Pt. 2) — Aquinnah Cultural Center
Wampanoag Community Center , 1 Community Center Road , Aquinnah
6:00 pm -
Earth Day Beach Clean-Up & Conservation Festival
MV Museum
10:00 am -
Significant Objects Memory Collages Workshops
Featherstone Center for the Arts , 30 Featherstone Ln , Oak Bluffs
1:00 pm -
Free English Classes
15 Merchants Ct , Vineyard Haven
12:00 pm -
Opera Club: Rossini’s La Donna del Lago
Edgartown Public Library , 26 Edgartown - West Tisbury Rd , Edgartown
1:00 pm -
Local Off-Season Dancing & Music with live music by Delanie & Johnn
Vineyard Haven Public Library , 238 Main St , Vineyard Haven
4:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Morning Glory Farm Inc posted a job opening for Steward Staff - PM (Seasonal) in Edgartown. Apply here.
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Night Crew-Clerk - Dairy - 0422 in Edgartown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chilmark here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Tisbury
- West Tisbury Town Column: Week Ending April 17 (vineyardgazette.com)
- Jessica Miller Wins in West Tisbury Select Board Race (vineyardgazette.com)
- ‘Traditional Music and Experiences from Venezuela' - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com)
Vineyard Haven
- ‘Tick Talk Thursdays': Community Q and A - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com)
- Lobstah (vineyardgazette.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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