Grange Hall in West Tisbury was filled with gregarious chatter, an atmosphere akin to a family reunion Thursday evening during the celebration of Charlie Esposito, the recipient of this year’s Creative Living Award from the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation. Several people spoke in honor of Esposito, kicked off by Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation executive director […]
Emily Bramhall, the executive director of Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation, will be retiring by the end of the year. Bramhall originally joined the foundation as a board member in 2008, which was when it was still called the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard. Bramhall was the board chair when she transitioned to acting executive director […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation announced that it has partnered with the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority and the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living to provide $200,000 “for Islanders who continue to face economic hardship in the wake of the COVID pandemic.” This extra funding to the foundation’s rental relief fund and utility relief fund […]
Capt. Bob Douglas has navigated a life with little precedent. His tall ships, the Shenandoah and the Alabama, have become the signature pieces of Vineyard Haven Harbor. His “week at sea” sailing programs have touched the lives of thousands of kids on the Island. The Black Dog restaurant, which he conceived of and created, is […]
A toxicologist who downplayed the health effects of synthetic turf fields in testimony before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission is under renewed scrutiny about her credentials to make such claims, particularly when it comes to per- and poly-fluoralykyl substances, more commonly referred to as PFAS. Laura Green, Ph.D., an environmental consultant and president of Green Toxicology […]