There are a lot of resources on the Island for individuals dealing with substance use disorder. In a piece for our special section on the issue, published in February, Charles Silberstein and Laura Roosevelt wrote about some of those resources. There are programs focused on SUD 12-step; Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has a 24-hour treatment […]
A single trailer sat in the empty parking lot of Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Hall on Thursday, as TestMV staff worked to wrap up their nearly two-year long run. Cars slowly started trickling into the lot, but for the first time in 22 months, it wasn’t for COVID-19 testing. The gathering was a celebratory one; to […]
It’s Wednesday morning, and Brian Morris, a recovery coach and mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) access coordinator, rallies a team in a virtual meeting to discuss plans to help an Island resident deemed to be at elevated risk due to substance use. The approaching busy season brings with it higher rates of substance […]
Seemingly everywhere across the Island, the Vineyard’s two community health nurses fulfill a wide mandate. In private homes checking on the welfare of newborns and housebound elders, participating in monthly wellness clinics at group sites, at diabetes and Parkinson’s support groups, nurses Lila Fischer and Lori Perry provide public health services and educational programs through […]
To the Editor: This letter was originally sent to the Joint Committee on Housing for the state legislature. I write to you today in support of S868/H1377: An Act empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing. This bill would allow municipalities to adopt a small […]