String Concert
Playing violins, violas, and cellos, and one bass, some 200 young Islanders filled the Performing Arts Center with music on Thursday at the Winter String Concert, a showcase event of the All-Island Elementary String Program.
Elaine Pace “” nurturing people power
"I feel blessed to have had the upbringing, education and experiences that made me an independent woman," said Elaine Pace, who was recently appointed executive director of Women Empowered (WE) on the Island.
Vineyard 8th-graders provide service in Boston
Six Vineyard 8th graders — one from each Island town — spent last Saturday in Boston taking part in a massive youth community service project as part of the inauguration celebration for Governor Deval Patrick and Lt.
Rotary serves Martha’s Vineyard and the world
Quietly, the M.V. Rotary Club helps needy folks high in Peruvian Andes and right next door here on the Island.
NAACP of Martha’s Vineyard honors three, recalls MLK
More than 100 members of the NAACP of Martha's Vineyard gathered at the Harbor View Hotel Monday evening for the annual Dr.
Finches spice up winter birding on Martha’s Vineyard
The depth of winter is hardly prime birding season on the Vineyard, but this season is not without its consolations.
CLAMS expands eBook selections at Vineyard libraries
Hundreds of Cape and Islands readers who received new eBook readers logged onto their regional library network, CLAMS (Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing) on the day after Christmas to download electronic books to read — for free.
John Wajda
John Wajda, 43, of Lower Waterford, Vermont, and formerly of Martha's Vineyard and Methuen, died on Wednesday, January 12, while at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
Barbara F. Seward
Barbara Flanders Seward, 87, of Menemsha, died peacefully on January 3, 2011, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.