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On Friday, the all-volunteer Vineyard Committee on Hunger (VCOH) held its yearly Family2Family Thanksgiving program. Meals were provided for 150 families in need. This year, the non-profit committee was also supported by a $5,000 dollar check, raised and donated by Island photographer Michael Blanchard. Starting at 9:30 am, over two dozen volunteer workers helped VCOH […]

The colder months mean busier times for the Vineyard Committee on Hunger, as volunteers work to support the Island’s needy. Leading this endeavor is the organization’s president, Alicia Nicholson.  According to the committee’s website, “one in 10 Vineyard families needs help to survive the winter season.” To help Vineyarders in need, the committee engages in […]

The Vineyard Committee on Hunger will be operating its holiday giving program, Family to Family, starting on Friday, Nov. 18, according to an email from former committee president Betty Burton. This program, which happens three times a year during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter holiday periods, “provides ingredients for a complete holiday meal to those […]

John Gibb passed away peacefully on the morning of July 27, 2022, in Falmouth. He was born on June 20, 1956, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital to John and Victoria (Pease) Gibb, and grew up in Edgartown, where he made several friends. Instead of continuing his high school education, he chose to learn the trade of […]

St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa opens with calls for more housing for people facing homelessness, veterans in need

Volunteering is an easy choice for Islander Ilona Metell, and the work she and countless others do helps strengthen the network of support on Martha’s Vineyard.  The value of volunteering was instilled in Metell at a young age while growing up here. When she was just a little girl, she would accompany her grandmother in […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times IGI prepares for upcoming growing season Food Pantry in the works at P.A. Club; Thimble Farm prepares to maximize food production and minimize impact on soil.  Lynne Whiting, board president, and Tim Connelly, field manager, clean harvested butternut squash. Island Grown to Go frozen soup. The IGI Mobile Market delivers fresh produce directly to Islanders. As the growing season approaches, Island Grown Initiative (IGI) is working on a number of projects t...

The year that was: The Indian wedding scene January 20, 2021, 11:41 AM IST Ankur Sarawagi, India country head The average Indian wedding spanned multiple days with several ceremonies leading up to the main wedding day. While the concept of weddings remained the same, there are elements that were modified to make each wedding day different from another. Over the past few years, couples have been experimenting with personalisation – from decor to destin...