Suzanne Lindsay — 23 moves in nine years
My name is Suzanne Lindsay. I started modeling at 18 and then became a life coach, and I have a book out on Amazon. As a model, they tell us never to disclose your...
Ksenia Meleshko — Got a job, but housing was tough
It is really great living here, but it’s not easy. I remember right when I moved here, I didn’t even really go off-Island for the first year, because I really loved it.
I came here...
Mathea Morais — A lottery winner
Mathea Morais was interviewed by Eunki Seonwoo.
I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, but we summered here my whole life. We used to venture across half the country every June, and then back at...
Garri Saganenko — Knows the struggle of renters
I am a member of the Oak Bluffs affordable housing committee, where I am one of, across the Island, perhaps only a handful of renters to serve on such a committee and, likely, the...
Kevin MacDevette — Missed opportunities
After serving as an artillery officer in the Marine Corps, Captain Kevin MacDevette moved to the Vineyard. Drawn to the Island’s oyster industry, and with a long history of visiting the Island, MacDevette and...
Rick Bernard — Forced to move away
I was born and raised on the Island. I’m from Oak Bluffs, as my father was, and my grandfather. I grew up in Oak Bluffs, graduated in 1986, and right after that, I left...
Forrest Filler — Getting out of the shuffle
What prompted me to join the fire department was Tim Carroll, town administrator, who’s also on the fire department. He mentioned that the department needed people and that he thought that it might...
The travelers
Nicole Galland — stranded off-Island
On March 8, I arrived in New York City to begin directing actor Scott Barrow in a one-man play, “Every Brilliant Thing.” We were scheduled to bring it back to...
Russell Maloney — real estate agent
I own Russell Maloney Real Estate; we’re located in Chilmark, and in 14 years in the business, I’ve never seen anything like this. The market took off last spring and summer, and then the...
Abigail McGrath — doubts about the pandemic
I have been wrong a lot of times in my life. I have been cynical and closed-minded and all of that. But NEVER have I been as wrong as I was about March 2020....
Chris Petro — curbside pickup
At the outset, the first big decision was, Do we close, or do we try to go takeout-only at the Barn? We decided to go for it. My boss was like, “Let’s give it...
Harriet Bernstein — sheltering (and dancing) in place in West Tisbury
It started out as a month of Sundays. Kind of a treat. Nothing to do, nowhere to go, no one to be. I’d been a bit further into my social self before the pandemic,...
Alessandra Hagerty — mom working from home
When COVID first happened, everybody was immediately told, “Hey, you have to go home, and your kids are going to be home.” My son, William, was 3 at the time. My daughter, Julianna, was...
Lucy Hackney — COVID tester
I graduated from college in May of 2019. After I graduated, I traveled a bit that summer on a big road trip with my boyfriend, Owen, all over the U.S. I came back to...
Jeremy Driesen — leaving New York
We sold our house in the New York City suburbs and rented an apartment in Manhattan. A few months later, COVID struck. As the situation quickly deteriorated, we decided it would be safest for...
Andrea Guyther — college student
I’m Andrea Guyther; I’m a junior at Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU), where I’m studying early childhood education and developmental psychology. When ECSU first sent us home last March, it was just supposed to...
Joe Capobianco and Janay Dlabaj — feeding M.V.
Joe Capobianco has been a busy guy during the pandemic. Lockdowns and government restrictions have forced people out of work, and food insecurity — already a big issue on the Island — has been exacerbated.
Capobianco is...
Steve Bernier — COVID patient
Yes, it was hair-raising. Yes, it was scary. Yes, it’s gone on for a long time ... I’ve been doing retail foods for 56 years, and I’ve never experienced anything like that in my...
Film documents addiction and recovery on Martha’s Vineyard
Although the seasonal resort destination of Martha’s Vineyard is largely sequestered from the mainland, it is not spared from the scourge of addiction that spreads through communities like wildfire.
With the warm days of summer...
India Rose: Local businesswoman, wife, and mom
Interview by Kyra Steck
My mom was born here. She’s Portuguese, so she’s white. My dad is Cape Verdean, so I’m mixed. My mom, her family's from the Vineyard. My dad is from New Bedford....