Last summer, Island landscaper Paul Beeson came home from work upset, with a cold Dairy Queen Blizzard in hand, expressing his want for a career change. That was when his partner, Kirsten Anderson, told him she saw that the Dairy Queen was up for sale. “It’s just a crazy chain of events that got us […]
Oak Bluffs School principal Dr. Megan Farrell announced that she will be retiring at the end of the summer. Farrell who has been with the school as an educator for 22 years, nine of which as the head of the school said in a letter announcing her retirement that she will be exploring […]
Updated, April 3 Soon after parents’ frustrations at the Edgartown School were publicly aired, the top two officials in the down-Island school district will be stepping down. Edgartown School principal Shelley Einbinder announced this week that she will be retiring effective July 1, after five years in the role. Einbinder’s announcement follows the resignation of […]
School officials say that the results from an equity audit of Island schools an exercise used to find gaps in education through surveys will be completed by the summer. There is a question over when and how the final report will be distributed to the public, with some advocating for its public release […]
On Saturday, several bowlers from the Vineyard Special Olympics bowling team won medals at the Massachusetts Special Olympics State Tournament in Auburn, Mass. To reach the state tournament, bowlers placed at the highest level in the regional qualifier in February. With the highest pin total in their divisions, Gavin Robinson and Kyra Wildanger received gold […]