“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” –14th Dalai Lama It is hard to believe that we are halfway through October! Hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and all the island activities. I had a half-and-half weekend half here for activities that included an October swim, a dance party outside at Nomans, and […]
On the last day of Climate Action Week, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services teamed up with juniors from Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) for Electronics Disposal Day, outside the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center. Barbara Bellissimo, vice president of development, marketing, and communications at Community Services, told The Times this event happens twice a year, […]
This year’s Climate Action Week, which will take place from May 8 to May 14, will involve a wide variety of events, presentations, and tours, with the aim of highlighting local efforts of mitigating climate change-related impacts to the Island, in addition to informing the community about the ways in which Vineyard residents can contribute […]
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I’m sitting down early to write this week. School vacation week is coming to an end, and to be completely honest, I always suffer some anxiety about heading back into work. I kind of understand it in September, and I know a lot of teachers experience it then. But I’m a little confused about why it happens after a week off in February or April, especially when I’ve spent the week here working. I mean, no one wants to go back to work when they’re on a tropical vacation, right? At any rate, I’ve cleaned my house, and I’m writing my column and planning my classes for the week on Saturday, so I can relax all day on Sunday.
I’ve found as a resident of Concord/Penacook that if you have replaced an old non-working appliance like a PC, TV, or a printer that you cannot get rid of the old without paying a hefty fee for its disposal, which probably is why people put them on.