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Ribbon cut at Chilmark Preschool just in time for school year
Chilmark Preschool officials commemorated the completion of the preschool’s new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday evening. As children played on the playground in the background, around 50 people listened…
Nonprofit receives state funds for indigenous environmental education
Island nonprofit Sassafras Earth Education Inc. has received a $50,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), which will be reinvested in the local community through the expansion of educational programs that promote sustainable living using indigenous practices and connection with the land. Sassafras has operated in Aquinnah for over two decades as a…
Survey seeks to identify health needs for Island children and mothers
Updated August 10. A survey is open for mothers and families on the Island that seeks to zero in on existing gaps in services, from childcare to postpartum needs, with the goal to improve year-round community services in the long run. The survey, called the “Maternal Child and Family Health Assessment,” is spearheaded by Martha…
High school building project
Fate of MVRHS project in hands of Island voters
Islanders across the towns are set to vote on the most expensive building project they’ve ever seen next week. A decade of work culminated in a plan for the regional high school building that addresses what school officials say are necessary upgrades and renovations, and is projected to cost more…
Tours of high school prior to June 2 vote
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) Building Committee is holding public tours of the school prior to a district-wide vote on June 2. The MVRHS building project is a proposed full-scale renovation and addition of the structure that school officials say is far below educational standards set by the…
Why does the high school building project cost so much?
The Island is less than two weeks away from voting on its most expensive building project ever. And on the eve of the consequential vote, with only a few more public discussions left on the docket, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) building committee posed a question to themselves,…
High school wins long-awaited funding approval from the state
The cost of the most expensive capital project ever seen on Martha’s Vineyard was finalized on Wednesday morning, along with the reimbursement school officials can expect to see from a state-supported organization. At $333.5 million, the planned renovation and addition of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) is a…
Important Dates
- Tuesday, Sept. 1, 5:30 pm: MVRHS School Building Committee mtg.
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