Monthly Archives: July 2022
M.V. Center for Living news
The Family Caregiver Support Program advocates for caregivers, provides information and referral to programs and services in support of your caregiving efforts, and has...
Veterans’ Corner
August 2022
SCAM ALERT! There are a number of scams targeting veterans, so please be wary of anyone asking for money. As a rule of...
Up-Island Council on Aging: August 2022
508-693-2896
Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4 pm, closed holidays
AUGUST OFFERINGS:
August 7, Skipper Manter’s Retirement Party, 4 pm at the L&W Tree Farm on...
Edgartown Council on Aging: August 2022
The Edgartown Council on Aging serves as an information and referral source to long-term services and supports available to older adults. In-person programs are...
Elder Law with Frank and Mary: Living with memory loss
We are all forgetful at times. There is a point, though, when those memory problems get noticeably worse, either for you or for those...
Oak Bluffs Council on Aging: August 2022
21 Wamsutta Ave., Oak Bluffs
508-693-4509
August Highlights
Weekly Live and Zoom Exercise
Monday
9 am, group exercise Zoom with Patience Campbell and Marilyn Miller
Zoom: bit.ly/OBExercise
Thursday
9 am, Zoom exercise with...
World stage
Earlier this year an organization called the Center for International Theater Development (CITD) commissioned a number of Ukrainian playwrights to create new works that,...
Oak Bluffs: Summer community
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” –Maya Angelou
I ran into Brian Weiland last week,...
We have questions, they have answers
Each year before Islanders Write, The MV Times asks the writers taking part in the event a series of random questions. Last week we...
Around the Writer’s Table
In a few days, Islanders Write will kick off. This MV Times–sponsored event brings together writers and publishing professionals (with ties to the Island)...
Taking flight
You've probably never heard of Bessie Coleman, a stunt aviator during the early years of flight. But Coleman is an inspirational historical figure in...
No injuries in two-car crash
A black Jeep Grand Cherokee (Rhode Island license plates) collided with a black GMC 2500 HD pickup truck (Massachusetts license plates) at the intersection...
Tisbury to seek more funds for school project
Updated 7/26
The town of Tisbury will apply to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) to seek additional funds for the Tisbury School renovation and...
An update from Beacon Hill
To the Editor:
As the summer heats up and our lives and roads are filled with visitors, I hope you find a moment to read...
COVID cases drop, but risk is ‘high’
The number of COVID cases dropped to 73 from Sunday, July 17, through Saturday, July 23. That’s down from 113 cases the previous week,...
Protected shorebirds
In the spring of 2017, walking along the sea wall to the Lagoon Pond Bridge, I saw two large, exotic-looking birds I’d never seen...
This Was Then: Floods, eclipses, and volcanoes
An alarming report began to circulate in newspapers across the country during the summer of 1796. “Extraordinary Occurrence” ran the headlines. Under a New...
Aquinnah: Capture the magic
Summer is moving right along; sometimes it feels as if it is moving too fast. But there are moments where you can capture the...
Real Estate Transactions: July 18 – 22, 2022
Edgartown
July 19, James E. Chirgwin and Margaret A. Chirgwin sold 32 Norton Orchard Road to Ralston Francis and Mavis M. Francis for $1,975,000.
July 20,...
Stobie case dismissed in Falmouth
Judge Dominic Paratore dismissed the operating under the influence (OUI) case of a former Oak Bluffs Police officer at Falmouth District Court on Monday...