The town of Aquinnah, the Island Grown Initiative (IGI), and other partners are developing plans for a community foraging area, on approximately three acres adjacent to the town hall. The project, dubbed the “food forest,” would join coming developments for the Aquinnah Town Center plan, which include the under-construction Carl Widdiss Way Apartments, and a […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation has chosen Aquinnah’s Julianne Vanderhoop as the 40th Creative Living Award recipient. “Juli’s dedication to this Island and to the communities she serves are the embodiment of the spirit of the Creative Living Award,” said Alec Walsh, Board President of the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation, in a recent press release. […]
Martha’s Vineyard has a non-migratory Canada geese problem. Farmers say that flocks can destroy newly planted crops in a short period of time; the birds can also yank up fresh, native vegetation by the roots; athletes and golf clubs complain about the geese droppings dotting their fields; homeowners deal with the geese littering their yards. […]
A crowd gathered behind the Aquinnah Firehouse for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Aquinnah Town Center Apartments on Thursday afternoon. The four residential units will house four families, and are slated to be inhabited starting July 1st of next year. The apartments will provide affordable housing with preference to Aquinnah residents, or to those with […]
The Island Grown Initiative (IGI) Community Lunch Program is in its final week of the season. It served 14,000 free lunches to the Island community over eight weeks of the summer school vacation. The program, which is in its seventh year, delivered lunches to 14 locations this year. The locations included the English Language Learning […]