Elyce Bonnell News Today

‘It takes a village” might sound a little clichéd, but it’s what comes to mind when learning about the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School (MVPCS) mentorship program. Twenty-two ninth- and tenth-grade students work one-on-one with mentors for two hours every Wednesday. The program stalled when COVID hit, but Peter Steedman, MVPCS director, says, “Now it’s […]

You may have seen him atop a retro fire truck riding down Main Street in Edgartown, or at an Island library with frenetic children bouncing on his lap caterwauling Christmas wishes. Wherever you see Santa Claus this holiday season, you can be sure his clothes will be tarnished with ashes and soot from spreading cheer […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times New storybook walk at Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary The beloved book “The Gruffalo,” by Julia Donaldson, with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, will be the next book at Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary’s storybook walk, which began last Saturday afternoon, April 19. According to a press release from Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary, “The Gruffalo” is the story of a clever mouse who takes a walk in the woods and outsmarts the animals he...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Storybook Walk at Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation and the Edgartown Public Library are partnering to launch a series of storybook walks for children at Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary, beginning on Saturday, March 13, at 9 am. For the first book, Elyce Bonnell, children’s librarian at the Edgartown library, has selected the story, “The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear,” by Don an...