The Martha’s Vineyard chapter of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) held its 37th annual membership drive on Martin Luther King Jr. Day via Zoom. The guest speaker of the event was Milton Public Schools superintendent James Jette. Jette told the audience of more than 100 participants that his mother was […]
The holiday season is upon us, and people across the Island of the Jewish faith are gearing up for Hanukkah an eight-night celebration with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers, and yummy fried foods. The Hebrew word Hanukkah means “dedication,” as it celebrates the rededication of the Second Holy Temple of Jerusalem. Also known […]
A lot of folks know Peter Boak as the fearless leader of the Island Community Chorus, but he’s also been music minister at the Federated Church in Edgartown for 25 years. The church will honor him with a reception after the Sunday, Oct. 31, 10 am service. In fact, we chatted via email, and Peter […]
Mindy Todd is the host and producer of The Point on WCAI which examines critical issues for Cape Cod and the Islands. She brings more than 30 years of experience in radio and television to WCAI. After starting her broadcasting career as a midday DJ at WARE in Ware, Massachusetts, she quickly advanced to host of the morning drive show, which in 1981, made her one of the few women in broadcasting to anchor her own morning show. Her career has covered nearly all aspects of broadcasting. She has been a radio disc jockey, a traffic reporter, a television news anchor and reporter, a program director, talk show host, and even a ski reporter. Her television work brought her to White River Junction, VT, Portland, ME, Indianapolis, IN and Nashville, TN. Mindy also worked at radio stations in West Palm Beach, FL, Hartford, CT, Boston, MA and Lebanon, NH. She has received numerous awards, most recently her 5th National PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors Incorporated) award fo