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. […]
Just days after a contentious hearing when neighbors voiced their concern, Harbor Homes announced they have withdrawn a request before Oak Bluffs officials to operate a winter homeless shelter on Hudson Avenue. Harbor Homes officials issued a release on Sunday saying that additional permitting presented an obstacle, after the Oak Bluffs zoning board (ZBA) voted […]
Harbor Homes of Martha’s Vineyard’s attempt to establish a homeless shelter at 21 Hudson Ave. in Oak Bluffs has been met with stiff opposition from neighbors. Harbor Homes representatives came before the Oak Bluffs Zoning Board of Appeals during a public hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 18, with hopes to be awarded a special permit to […]
With this being the last winter for the overnight homeless shelter at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Harbor Homes of Martha’s Vineyard is in the process of acquiring a new property. The nonprofit will request a special permit from the Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals to set up a facility at 21 Hudson Ave. in […]
Island artist Douglas John Kent, known for his vast body of work ranging from elusive abstracts to landscapes and mystical animals, died peacefully on Sept. 17, 2023, after a long battle with Lewy body dementia. Doug was born in Worcester on Nov. 2, 1944, to Elizabeth and Thomas Kent, the youngest of four siblings. His […]