The Martha's Vineyard Times
SHINE: Medicare Counseling
Bill Redmond, interim SHINE regional manager
508-375-6762 | wiliam.redmond@barnstablecounty.org
Barnstable County Dept. of Human Services | 3195 Main St. | P.O. Box 427 | Barnstable, MA...
Veterans’ Corner
An audiologist will now be making monthly visits to the VA for hearing aid maintenance. Dates will vary, so please call Dukes County Veterans...
M.V. Center For Living update
M.V. Center For Living, the Island’s Dementia and Caregiver Support Network
Leslie Clapp, executive director
508-939-9440, lesliec@mvcenter4living.org
mvcenter4living.org
MVCL will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20, for Presidents’...
Noteworthy February 55+
AARP Tax Aide Program
Volunteers, certified and trained under the AARP Tax Aide Program, will again offer free income tax preparation assistance for taxpayers, with...
Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard
Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard
Making Martha's Vineyard an Aging-Friendly Island
Cindy Trish, executive director
508-693-7900, ext.455
VTA-OCB Ophthalmologist Transportation Pilot
Healthy Aging M.V. has partnered with Vineyard Transit Authority...
Up-Island Council on Aging: February 2023
Up-Island Council on Aging, Howes House
Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4 pm, Closed Holidays
Joyce Albertine, director; Bethany Hammond, assistant director
Susan Merrill, outreach coordinator;...
Learn how Tisbury drainage can be improved
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will host a virtual public hearing to present the design for drainage improvements in Tisbury on Monday, Jan....
Edgartown Council on Aging: February 2023
Edgartown Council on Aging, The Anchors
10 Daggett St.
Administrator: Lyndsay Famariss
508-627-4368
lfamariss@edgartown-ma.us
Weekly Events
Monday
10 am: Salsa with Christina Montoya
12:30 pm: Bridge
1 pm: Journaling Group
Tuesday
...
Oak Bluffs Council on Aging: February 2023
Oak Bluffs Council on Aging
21 Wamsutta Ave.
Rose M. Cogliano, administrator, 508-693-4509, ext. 3
February Highlights
Weekly Exercise in-person and on Zoom
Monday
9 am – group exercise with...
Tisbury Council on Aging: February 2023
Tisbury Senior Center
Director: Joyce Stiles-Tucker
Call 508-696-4205 for information and program registration.
Please note: Face masks are required at the Tisbury Senior Center.
Diabetes Support Group: Caregivers...
Services Thursday for Patricia Gibson Rogers
Patricia Gibson Rogers, 92, of Vineyard Haven passed away on Jan. 28, 2023.
Friends and family are invited to gather for visiting hours on Wednesday,...
Services Tuesday for Robert Gerard Stiles
Robert Gerard Stiles, 91, of Chappaquiddick, died on Thursday morning, January 26, 2023, at his home. He was the husband of Rosemary A. (Smith)...
Fill these dreary days
To the Editor:
As we ease into a new month, likely filled with more dreary, drab, days, it’s a good time to pick up a...
High School View: Babysitters needed; and staff adapt to new technology
Read the High School View: 1-26-23
The High School View is staffed and prepared entirely by students from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, and...
Thankful for affordable housing for seniors
To the Editor:
The West Tisbury affordable housing committee deserves praise and a hearty “thank you” from the Island's aging adult population as it unanimously...
SSA issues Thursday travel advisory
The Steamship Authority (SSA) issued a travel advisory for passengers planning to ride the ferry on Thursday.
“The National Weather Service is predicting high winds...
Anchors away
Last week, the Edgartown select board heard from staff at the Council on Aging's Anchors’ program. A five-year planning committee brought their early findings...
Focus on vision
To the Editor:
At its meeting last evening (Jan. 24), the West Tisbury affordable housing committee unanimously agreed that the development of the affordable housing...
Frank M. Markwica
Frank M. Markwica, 73, of Edgartown, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. He was a loving dad, partner, brother, and friend.
Frank was...
Chilmark library jumps into 2023 with new programming
The month of February at the Chilmark library is filled with fun and informative events and programming, from growing Belgian endive and hand mending...