Islanders rang out a message to state legislators on Thursday: legislation to create the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank must advance to secure the community’s future. Activists from both Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket joined together for the “Martha Goes to Beacon Hill” event, organized by the Coalition to Create the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank, to push […]
In a joint service Thursday evening, leaders and members from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, West Tisbury’s First Congregational Church, Tisbury’s Unitarian Universalist Church, and Grace Episcopal Church, in Edgartown to reflect on last week’s unexpected arrival of nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants. Among the approximately 50 people gathered Thursday were state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, and […]
EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts (AP) The chief executive of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services was wrapping up work when she looked outside to see 48 strangers at her office with luggage, backpacks and red folders that included brochures for her organization. The Venezuelan migrants who were flown to the wealthy Massachusetts island from San Antonio on Wednesday […]