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At noon Tuesday outside Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, members of the 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East held a rally advocating for investments and reforms against worker shortages, and for a caregiver wage higher than the state minimum wage. A particular focus of the approximately 20 ralliers was to also call for the passage of bill […]
On Tuesday, the Vineyard Montessori School (VMS) welcomed top state education officials for a tour of the school during a visit that highlighted the need for expanded early childhood education. While the school helps fill only a portion of the need for early education, school officials say they are increasing their capacity by about 50 […]
The county commissioners for Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket convened a joint Zoom hearing Monday night about Steamship Authority bill filed by state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, and state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth. After a number of officials voiced disapproval of the lack of public process that preceded the filing of the bill, the commissioners resolved […]
The Martha's Vineyard Times Coalition steering committee member Doug Ruskin, shown here at a 2018 hospital forum, outlined what a Housing Bank on the Island could look like. — Gabrielle Mannino In its first public listening session, members of the Coalition to Create the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank gave a presentation on their “first draft parameters” to more than 140 attendees via Zoom, and fielded wide-ranging questions from the public. The listening session featured members of the coalition as well as speakers from various Island organizations. “We need a compreh...