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Mike Alberice braves the cold after the Freezin’ for a Reason 5K at Long Point Wildlife Refuge. The race benefited veterans and the West Tisbury School Scholarship Fund. Lexi Pline
Gannon and Benjamin opened their doors to guests to celebrate the Vineyard Haven wooden boatbuilder s 40th anniversary. Lexi Pline
Brian Packish, who was Oak Bluffs selectmen chair at the time, read a prepared statement about then-Fire Chief John Rose and the controversy that swirled around him. Lexi Pline
Times staffers got together to bake pies, and this one, from reporter Brian Dowd, was a hit. Lexi Pline
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PJ Finn on air. Jeremy Driesen
Jess Phaneuf surrounded by equipment.
The operative word for the old studio was Crammed. Jeremy Driesen
The station had pretty much grown out of the little house. Jeremy Driesen
Alison Hammond came by to start her show just as we were leaving. Jeremy Driesen
PJ Finn posing next to the sign in front of the new MVY building. Jeremy Driesen
PJ Finn, general manager of WMVY celebrating the work in progress on his new home. Jeremy Driesen
PJ checking out the interior of the new MVY building. Jeremy Driesen
PJ checking out the interior of the new MVY building. Jeremy Driesen
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We’ve already lost at least four year-round restaurants to the pandemic at least temporarily. The Ritz is taking the winter off because it was down to two staff members. Seaweed’s, a new, promising restaurant, is also closing for the winter after pleading with Oak Bluffs selectmen, unsuccessfully, to let them open just one day a week. Chowder Co. never opened after initial restaurant closures because the bar is such a big space inside, and Beach Road is also closed, at least for now.
According to Bloomberg, more than 110,000 restaurants have closed nationwide since the pandemic began in mid-March.
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MVYouth supports Island initiatives with nearly $850,000 in grants
Funds will go to three Island nonprofits, and will allow Island schools to provide COVID testing for staff and students.
From top: Lindsey Scott, Holly Bellebuono, and Alex Salop discuss the $850,000 in expansion grants that MVYouth is providing for Island youth-centered initiatives. Screenshot
MVYouth is continuing to support youth- and community-centered initiatives on-Island by providing nearly $850,000 in expansion grants to Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools (MVPS), Adult Continuing Education of Martha’s Vineyard (ACE MV), the Foundation for Underway Experiential Learning (FUEL), and the Island Autism Group (IAG).