Monthly Archives: August 2024
M.V. Center for Living: September 2024
M.V. Center for Living, the Island’s Dementia and Caregiver Support Network
508-939-9440
lesliec@mvcenter4living.org
mvcenter4living.org
Rewrite the story!
Although there is not yet a cure for dementia, you can help...
Veterans’ Corner: September 2024
The Dukes County Veterans Service Department serves the veterans of all seven towns within Dukes County. The Veterans Service Officer helps veterans obtain all...
SHINE: September 2024
SHINE (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone)
Barnstable County Regional SHINE office
shine@capecod.gov
774-243-2953
capecod.gov/departments/human-services/initiatives/shine
Providing free health insurance information and assistance for Medicare-eligible adults and their caregivers....
Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard: September 2024
Falls Prevention: A Step Ahead
As we age, maintaining our balance becomes increasingly crucial. That’s why Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard is putting the spotlight on...
Noteworthy 55+: September 2024
Community Programs
Emergency Food Program
As a member of the Greater Boston Food Bank, M.V. Center for Living coordinates the delivery of nutritious food to local...
CORE Senior Services: September 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...
West Tisbury
What a rainstorm we had last Monday. I don’t ever remember rain like that. Mike thought we had about 3 inches, but I have...
Tisbury
Heard on Main Street: All the world is divided into three parts: up-Island, down-Island, and off-Island.
Yay! The Tisbury School's two-year, $81 million renovation and...
Oak Bluffs
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” —Robin Williams, 1951–2014
Can you believe that Labor Day weekend is...
Edgartown
I can’t believe August is coming to a close, and Labor Day weekend is upon us! I will definitely miss summer, but September is...
Chilmark
Wishing Margaret Maida a happy birthday week. Her birthday was last Sunday.
Summer is winding down. Next week the Chilmark Flea continues on Wednesdays and...
Aquinnah
I am shocked at the date. How can it be that we are in September already? The big jump to kindergarten, or middle school,...
Poet’s Corner: Autumn
Autumn
By Cecily Bryant
The singing of crickets in unison
herald the coming of the waning light,
Daddy long-legs do their push-ups on my
door frame, and the Joe-Pye...
Cribbage Club results
Twenty-five members and guests met last week to play with the Vineyard Cribbage Club. The results were as follows:
First, Jack Silvia with a 12/6...
Real Estate Transactions: August 19 – 23, 2024
Edgartown
August 20, Gerald S. Cohen and Linda A. Cohen sold 0 Harborside Inn Condo Unit 351 Week 24 to Kelly Abbott and Charles Abbott...
Births
Jordan Silva Fontes
Carol and Ninicius Silva Fontes of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Jordan Silva Fontes, on August 19, 2024, at...
Court Report: August 8 – 19, 2024
August 8
Alexandra P. Look, Vineyard Haven; 25, five counts of utter false check: continued to pretrial hearing.
Fiona A. O’Neill, Revere; 24, operating a motor...
Regionalizing first responders: Is it inevitable?
With two Vineyard chiefs — Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz and Edgartown Police Chief Bruce McNamee — retiring in the next few months,...
$325,000 granted for Island tourism spots
Two tourism projects on the Vineyard received funding totaling $325,000 from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism’s Destination Development Capital grant program.
The town...
Damaged propeller leads to SSA boat swap
Updated
The Steamship Authority ferry Woods Hole is out of commission due to damaged propellers, which could cause passenger cutoffs.
Why the propeller broke remains unclear,...