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Obviously not frank maldcotte. Its fun being inside instead of outside like i usually am. We sent rosemary outside. We have switched positions. Reporter good morning, guys. You had to get outside, didnt you . Reporter youre right. The weather is too beautiful to be indoors so make sure you get outdoors. In fact, come on over to Jack London Square for today, pedalfest is going on. Going to be a huge event. I will give you a sneak peek behind me. This is what we call bike art. Everything bicycle g...

To the Editor: Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard supports the West Tisbury older adult housing proposed for 401 State Road. The affordable housing crisis affects each of us in similar ways, and also in ways unique to our circumstances in life. For older adults on the Vineyard, the affordable housing crisis can lead to living in […]

Perhaps the single most incontrovertible element we all share is that we are getting older, no matter what our age.  Here on the Vineyard, 1 in 3 Islanders is currently over 60; by 2025, it is estimated that up to 25 percent of adults over 60 will be 85 or older. That’s according to Healthy […]

Record high CEO turnover in healthcare has been occurring at hospitals, health systems, and hospital associations. Take the Delaware Healthcare Association as a

The three candidates running for Tisbury select board had the opportunity to meet with and listen to constituents this week during a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard at the Tisbury Senior Center.  Incumbent Abbe Burt, Christina Colarusso, and MacAleer Schilcher are running for the open seat. Burt has served […]

Oak Bluffs voters breezed through town meeting warrants at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening, quickly approving a $37.6 million budget. Both the eight-article special town meeting warrant and the 49-article annual town meeting warrant passed in their entirety. In addition to passing the so-called ‘nip ban,’ and a $457,800 […]

Islanders rang out a message to state legislators on Thursday: legislation to create the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank must advance to secure the community’s future.  Activists from both Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket joined together for the “Martha Goes to Beacon Hill” event, organized by the Coalition to Create the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank, to push […]

On Saturday, June 11, approximately two dozen Vineyarders gathered at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven to support March for Our Lives, a nationwide call to action for more sensible gun control laws and an end to gun violence. Although the address was different and the number of participants was significantly less than the March in […]

Islanders promptly mobilized on Tuesday following the leak of a Supreme Court draft document that indicates a majority vote in favor of overturning the 1973 decision Roe v. Wade.  In the span of just a few hours, word spread like wildfire, and — without much notice at all — dozens of Vineyarders drew up signs […]

Delaware’s top 40 female business leaders prove that even a global pandemic can’t stop them from accomplishing great things.