Martha’s Vineyard Commissioners unanimously approved the relocation of Island Grown Initiative’s Food Pantry to Dukes County Ave. in Oak Bluffs Thursday evening. The food distribution program had operated out of the Portuguese American Club for the last few years. Space limitations triggered by an increased demand for the pantry’s services prompted Island Grown to seek […]
A proposal by Island Grown Initiative to relocate its food pantry to a new and permanent location, in order to accommodate high demand, shed light on the status of food insecurity on the Vineyard during a public hearing with the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week. Roughly 18 to 20 percent of the Vineyard’s population is […]
One case of vibrio was linked to improper tagging of shellfish at the Feast of the Holy Ghost, held in Oak Bluffs earlier this summer. According to Oak Bluffs assistant health agent Alexa Arieta, Dukes County–appointed food inspector Drew Belsky followed up with state food inspector Steve Rice because of a case of vibrio stemming […]
Brentford J. Ferreira died on July 29, 2023, at his home in Long Beach, Calif. Brent was born in Oak Bluffs in 1947, and graduated from the Oak Bluffs Elementary School and Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, going on to Cornell University, and later Loyola Law School. For many years, he served as an assistant […]
Resuming a century-old tradition forced to take a break during the COVID pandemic, the Feast of the Holy Ghost parade was held this weekend in Oak Bluffs. The parade and feast celebrates the island’s Portuguese heritage. The event, organized by the Holy Ghost Association of Martha’s Vineyard, honors the charity of St. Isabel, wife of […]