To the Editor: During April 2022, while we were all focused on passing the housing bank in our towns, two separate articles appeared in the local newspapers announcing that the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, aided by the Land Protection Fund, had purchased 26 acres of land along the banks of Mill Brook and Crocker Pond in West Tisbury at […]
Here are some things we’ve been thinking about as we’ve scurried around waiting for town election results and sitting through town meeting discussions. With the exception of Peter Jeffrey, Falmouth’s representative to the Steamship Authority board, we were struck by the nonchalance of board members to a consultant’s report that three freight ferries are close […]
The three-week free dental care clinic that has been up and running since April 4 of this year at the First Baptist Church Parish House in Vineyard Haven will finish up its work for this year on Friday, April 22. The clinic has seen a steady flow of around 16 adult patients a day during […]
Stillpoint Martha’s Vineyard and the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank are making separate purchases to acquire 40 acres in West Tisbury. The deal was announced Tuesday. Thomas Bena, a principal in Stillpoint, said his plan is to create an educational community space for Islanders, while the Land Bank preserves the property surrounding it. Bena purchased 14 […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation announced that it has partnered with the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority and the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living to provide $200,000 “for Islanders who continue to face economic hardship in the wake of the COVID pandemic.” This extra funding to the foundation’s rental relief fund and utility relief fund […]