Chilmark residents will go to the polls on Wednesday, April 24 for the annual town election. Among the contested races, Jeffrey Maida and William Meeganare vying for one seat on the town’s select board. Earlier this month, community members were invited to the Chilmark community center to hear from the candidates for a forum hosted […]
Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation announced it is awarding grants totalling $421,000 to 38 local nonprofits. This funding was made possible through the support of permanently endowed grant funds, and the generosity of donors. “This year, we witnessed extraordinary demand from our Island’s remarkable nonprofits, and the demand for our grants has never been greater,” Paul […]
A grant from the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program will help protect the Island’s land and water from climate change stresses and misguided land-use practices, according to a press release from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. The $163,540 grant will allow implementation of several actions in the 2022 Vineyard climate action plan, “The Vineyard Way” (thevineyardway.org). […]
Last month, the Chilmark board of health issued its first red advisory of the summer, warning of harmful cyanobacteria in areas of Chilmark Pond, and urging people to avoid swimming or shellfishing in the vicinity of the blooms. On Wednesday, the Chilmark board of health announced that most recent samples collected from Chilmark Pond indicated […]