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When Covid-19 restrictions forced Island schools to go dark in early 2020, thousands of video screens lit up as teachers took their lessons online and isolated children reached out to each other through cell phones and social media. Educators are still dealing with the aftermath.
Thomas Murphy eked out a win in a tight Aquinnah select board race Thursday, defeating challenger Jannette Vanderhoop 129-115.
Dr. Nicole Absar, a physician who specializes in neuropsychiatry, started at the hospital in January and has set her sights on helping Vineyarders with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other neurocognitive disorders.
The Edgartown conservation commission Wednesday voted to allow no more than 200 vehicles at a time on the Trustees’ Leland and Wasque parcels, and no more than 30 on the Cape Pogue trails.
John Stevens will head Edgartown School on an interim basis, with the school’s longtime guidance counselor Deborah DeBettencourt becoming assistant principal.
Kayaker Rescued in Oak Bluffs
May 17, 2024
A kayaker is being treated at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after he was pulled from the waters near little bridge in Oak Bluffs and given CPR by a bystander and the town’s shellfish constable.
West Tisbury Creates Short-Term Rental Committee
May 17, 2024
The short-term rental committee was created after town meeting last month passed limits on vacation rentals. The town is the first on the Island to create a bylaw on the controversial properties.
Rolling With the Locals
May 16, 2024
Abbie Bender and Danielle Mulcahy are producing a variety show called Locals on May 17 and 18 at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury.
MVC Hosts Climate Action Fair
May 16, 2024
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission hosts its annual Climate Action Fair on Sunday, May 19 at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury from noon to 4 p.m.
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From the May 13, 1938 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Circuit avenue is putting on its summer finery, painting and decorating in anticipation of the season to come. Everywhere, these days, the workmen are brightening up the premises, and the attraction of last week has notably around three particular business establishments.
Keating’s Drug Store is sporting a new ice cream bar, bright with crimson, cream and chromium, and other decorations.
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