A cohort of Islanders are preparing to step up as early childhood educators on the Island through a program created through a partnership by the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Education and Training (MVCET), Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, and Cape Cod Community College. The Early Childhood Education Cohort has 10 students enrolled in an asynchronous online […]
To the Editor: The Martha’s Vineyard Bank Foundation’s recent gift of $10,000 designated for the GoGoGrandparent Program will make it possible for this pilot program of the Island-wide Transportation Coalition to continue to offer rides on the Island for aging adults. We appreciate the bank’s continuing support of these vital community programs. The program, launched […]
Six local business leaders were elected as corporators of Vineyard Bankcorp during Martha’s Vineyard Bank’s annual meeting of the corporators for Vineyard Bankcorp, a mutual holding company, on Wednesday, November 9, in West Tisbury, according to a press release. These new members were Paulo DeOliveira, George Davis, Julianne “Juli” Vanderhoop, Ann Smith, Chuck Sullivan, and […]
For the second year in a row, Featherstone Center for the Arts and the Slough Farm Foundation teamed up to bring historically underrepresented writers to Martha’s Vineyard for a weeklong residency, according to a press release from Featherstone. Last year, Featherstone hosted three queer identifying writers: Shira Erlichman, Angel Nafis, and Esper Gaspardi. This year, […]
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 […]