Christopher Michael Arms, 43, of Harwich, passed away on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Chris was born on Cape Cod on Dec. 6th, 1980. He was educated in the Martha’s Vineyard schools. He attended the University of Maine, and later graduated from Wyoming Technology Institute. He was a talented diesel mechanic […]
Note: Names in this story have been altered to protect anonymity. Alex, a 38-year-old farmworker from Brazil, made the move to Martha’s Vineyard seven months ago, where he’d been promised housing and employment with a local company. When he first arrived, Alex found work as a painter as well as temporary lodging with an acquaintance. […]
Robert Michael Flanagan passed away peacefully on Dec. 8, 2023, surrounded by family, after a yearlong illness. Bob was 79 years old. Born on Feb. 5, 1944, in Memphis, Tenn., Bob grew up in South Orange, N.J., with his brothers Jack and Dave, and sister Mary. His mother, Helen Froehlich Flanagan, was a retired school […]
On Friday, the all-volunteer Vineyard Committee on Hunger (VCOH) held its yearly Family2Family Thanksgiving program. Meals were provided for 150 families in need. This year, the non-profit committee was also supported by a $5,000 dollar check, raised and donated by Island photographer Michael Blanchard. Starting at 9:30 am, over two dozen volunteer workers helped VCOH […]
The eldest member of Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center in West Tisbury, Noble, was recently awarded the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) Equine of the Year award. According to a press release from Misty Meadows, PATH Intl. is a 501(c)(3) organization that “leads the advancement of professional equine-assisted services (EAS) by supporting […]