Chilmark Town Column
Wishing all a Happy New Year. I thought it would be easy to come up with words for this column, and instead my mind is flitting from topic to topic. I’m writing this with...
Aquinnah Town Column
It’s been two weeks since I wrote to you. As we begin this new year, with all the unknowns it contains, it seems important to write out the story of our town’s Holiday Party,...
Wedding: Oksanen – Mccabe
Tom and Tish Oksanen of Sudbury are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Lily Angelina Oksanen, to Kevin James Mccabe, of Kingston, N.Y., and Edgartown, son of Brian McCabe and Kristi Jo...
Academic honor
Graduation
Kyle Rollins of Edgartown, with a B.S., from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Cribbage Club results
19 members of the Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Dec. 18 to play our favorite game of cribbage. The results are below:
First, Kathy Kinsman with a 12/5 +110 card
Second, George Giosmas with a 9/4...
John Milnor Wilbur III
John Milnor Wilbur III, known as Jay his entire life, was born in Newton on Feb. 27, 1952, and died on Dec. 22, 2024. Boats and the Atlantic Ocean were a focus of his...
George T. Triplette
George T. Triplette, 59, of Mount Airy, N.C., passed away Monday evening, Dec. 16, 2024, at Central Continuing Care.
Triplette was born March 1, 1965, in Boston, to Marianne Triplette and the late Jeffrey Kowal....
Up-Island Council on Aging: January 2025
Up-Island Council on Aging, Howes House
1042 State Rd., West Tisbury
508-693-2896
friendsofupislandcouncilonaging.org
There’s always something happening at the Howes House! We are open Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4 pm. Closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, for...
Edgartown Council on Aging: January 2025
Edgartown Council on Aging, The Anchors
The Anchors at 10 Daggett St.
508-627-4368
edgartowncoa.com
The Anchors will be closed on the following holidays in January: New Year’s Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day...
Oak Bluffs Council on Aging: January 2025
Oak Bluffs Council on Aging
21 Wamsutta Ave.
508-693-4509, ext. 3
oakbluffsma.gov/152/Council-on-Aging
Please note that we will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, and on Monday, Jan. 20.
Weekly Exercise, In-person and Zoom
Monday
9 am, Exercise with Patience Campbell and...
Tisbury Council on Aging: January 2025
Tisbury Senior Center
34 Pine Tree Road, Vineyard Haven
508-696-4205
tisburyma.gov/council-aging
The center is open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm. It will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, and on Monday, Jan. 20.
Weekly Activities
Mondays
9:30...
M.V. Center for Living: January 2025
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 on Wednesday, Jan. 1, for New Year's Day, and on Monday, Jan. 20, for Martin Luther King...
Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard: January 2025
Worrying about aging on the Island? We’ve got your back!
Let’s face it — aging on Martha’s Vineyard comes with its unique challenges. That’s where Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard steps in. Since 2013, we’ve been...
Veterans’ Corner: January 2025
The Dukes County Veterans Service Department serves the veterans of all seven towns within Dukes County. The Veterans Service Officer helps veterans obtain all the benefits to which they are entitled, keeps records of...
SHINE: January 2025
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
SHINE is providing free health insurance information and assistance for Medicare-eligible adults and their caregivers.
Kristina Whiton-O’Brien, LICSW
SHINE Program Manager | Human Services
Noteworthy 55+: January 2025
Community Programs
MVRHS Senior Luncheon
Monthly senior luncheons at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s Culinary Arts dining room are every second Thursday. Join us on Jan. 9, with 11 am seating. Lunch is served at 11:15...
CORE Senior Services: January 2025
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 the community, addressing significant physical, behavioral, social, and case management...
West Tisbury Town Column
It’s almost the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. I love the early darkness, turning lights on, getting the fire going to warm up the house. Mike comes home earlier, giving us...