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AgSociety secures Buy Local grant - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society received a more than $60,000 grant to promote and assist Island farmers and fishers. The $61,882 in state funding is through the Healey administration’s Buy Local program, and Vineyard funding was one of 10 groups that received a part of $800,000 announced Monday. “This is a really big benefit,” Ag […]

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Community Foundation announces grant recipients - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation announced it is awarding grants totalling $421,000 to 38 local nonprofits. This funding was made possible through the support of permanently endowed grant funds, and the generosity of donors. “This year, we witnessed extraordinary demand from our Island’s remarkable nonprofits, and the demand for our grants has never been greater,” Paul […]

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Bringing community to the fishing fleet - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust held its yearly Meet the Fleet festival Thursday afternoon in Chilmark, raising funds for and celebrating local commercial fishermen. Fishermen lined up their boats along Dutcher’s Dock in Menemsha, for the hundreds in attendance to tour and ask questions. The event also featured fresh seafood, games, live music from […]

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Coastal News Today | MA - Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.6 Million in Grants to Support Massachusetts' Commercial Fishing Industry and Build Climate Resiliency

The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $1.6 million in grants to support innovative approaches to enhance Massachusetts commercial marine fisheries and the seafood industry. Twenty Massachusetts businesses and organizations are receiving funding through the Environmental Economic Innovation and Resiliency in Marine Fisheries Grant Program, supplemented by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

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Local fishing nonprofit receives $50,000 donation - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Tito’s Handmade Vodka partnered with the Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust (MVFPT) to fund a new gin boom, a type of hydraulic crane that helps unload heavy catches from fishing vessels. According to Tito’s, the boom will help approximately 25 to 30 commercial fishing businesses, mainly on the Island. But they say it has the […]

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Charitable Foundation awards grants - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Martha’s Vineyard Bank announced more than $2 million in donations and grants to local initiatives through its Charitable Foundation, $620,000 of which will go to Island nonprofit organizations. The awards were announced last week during a reception. “These donations are disbursed by the Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation through grants and scholarships that seek […]

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Harvest of the Month: Seafood - The Martha's Vineyard Times

This month we are celebrating seafood, a Harvest of the Month crop that is unique to Island life. Island aquaculturists and fishermen provide delightful options for seafood and shellfish to expand our diets. If you want to learn more about Island fishermen, and the efforts to protect Island fishing heritage, visit the Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s […]

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Community collaborations - The Martha's Vineyard Times

If it takes a village to sustain a community, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society’s founder/executive director Richard Paradise is one of our most dedicated citizens. Under his leadership, he has turned a fledgling organization into one of the Island’s very significant resources. The film society began in 1999 when they held weekly summer night screenings […]

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American lobster fisheries targeted - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Oceana, a nonprofit ocean conservation organization, announced in an early September press release that Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch, a sustainable seafood advisory list, added “more than a dozen fisheries” to its “red list” because they “currently pose risks to the survival of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.” These include American lobster fisheries in […]

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West Tisbury deals with Trust issues - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The West Tisbury select board found itself in a pickle during its Wednesday, August 31, meeting over a botched permission process for an auction. According to West Tisbury town administrator Jennifer Rand, resident Sue Whiting requested a special permit to hold an auction at Grange Hall on Friday. Rand said West Tisbury building inspector Joseph […]

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