Monthly Archives: April 2024
Up-Island Council on Aging: May 2024
Up-Island Council on Aging, Howes House
1042 State Rd., West Tisbury
Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4 pm, closed holidays
508-693-2896
friendsofupislandcouncilonaging.org
There’s always something happening at the...
Edgartown Council on Aging: May 2024
Edgartown Council on Aging
The Anchors at 10 Daggett St.
508-627-4368
edgartowncoa.com
Weekly Events
Monday
9 am: Chair Yoga with Jennifer Fingado
11:30 am: Bowling at the Barn. The...
Oak Bluffs Council on Aging: May 2024
Oak Bluffs Council on Aging
21 Wamsutta Ave.
508-693-4509, ext. 3
oakbluffsma.gov/152/Council-on-Aging
Weekly Exercise, In-person and Zoom
Monday
9 am: Exercise with Patience Campbell and Marilyn Miller
Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/732230936?pwd=nTIP11DKUuY
Meeting ID: 732...
Tisbury Council on Aging: May 2024
Tisbury Senior Center
34 Pine Tree Road, Vineyard Haven
508-696-4205
tisburyma.gov/council-aging
Rooted in Spring! We offer free coffee and tea all day every day! The center is open...
Noteworthy for 55+: May 2024
Book Club
Join M.V. Center for Living and the West Tisbury Public Library to read "On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s," by Greg O’Brien....
SHINE: May 2024
SHINE (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone)
Barnstable County Regional SHINE office
shine@capecod.gov
508-375-6762
It’s a New Year, and a new volunteer opportunity is waiting for you!
The...
New restaurant bringing Mediterranean to Oak Bluffs
A new, takeout Mediterranean restaurant is opening in Oak Bluffs.
In a space vacated by Midnight Taco on Circuit Avenue Extension, owner Jordan Wallace is...
M.V. Center for Living: May 2024
M.V. Center for Living, the Island’s Dementia and Caregiver Support Network
508-939-9440
lesliec@mvcenter4living.org
mvcenter4living.org
M.V. Center for Living will be closed Friday, May 17, for staff training, and...
Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard: May 2024
By Jamie Loschen
As the new associate director of Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard, I am thrilled to share with you some exciting updates and initiatives...
CORE Senior Services: May 2024
CORE senior services
508-693-7900, ext. 210
mvcommunityservices.org
Counseling, Outreach and Referral for the Elderly (CORE) at M.V. Community Services works with at-risk and mostly home-bound seniors in...
Veterans’ Corner: May 2024
For Memorial Day, flags will be put out at the Avenue of Flags at 7:30 am on May 27. Volunteers are welcome! The march...
Maida wins by slim margin in Chilmark
Jeffrey Maida was elected to the Chilmark select board Wednesday night by just 45 votes, a few hours after a partial rainbow was visible...
True number of Island short-term rentals murky
Updated April 25
As town officials and housing advocates have worked to improve year-round housing on the Island, many see the rise in short-term rentals...
Tisbury top administrator stepping down
Tisbury town administrator Jay Grande announced that he plans to retire next spring, after more than a decade serving at the top of town...
Through the rancor, Chilmark finds compromise
It’s been quite a week in the news.
The U.S. House of Representatives finally put aside its deep divisions to sign an aid package that...
From must-haves to need-nots
In her lushly illustrated new book, “The Need-Not Artist,” Island author Kasha Ritter provides bite-size tidbits about how to be a successful artist. She...
Soup and sammies
7a Foods is a little gem tucked back from the road, next door to Alley’s General Store in West Tisbury. According to their website,...
Kin at the core
What makes the Edgartown-based gallery and boutique Kin different from other businesses around town? Lisa Brown, who owns and operates the shop along with...
Sports roundup
Young gymnasts put their skills to the test
A new generation of gymnasts are coming into their own on Martha’s Vineyard.
On April 6, Island Gymnastics...
The sounds of silence
The shelter closed on Saturday. Throughout the final week, many people said, “I bet you’re glad the season’s ending and your nights will be...