Susan Allyn Safford (“Susie”) died in her sleep at her West Tisbury home on Feb. 11, 2023, with her husband Tony Omer by her side, after a courageous two-year struggle with pancreatic cancer. She was 75. She was born to Nancy French Safford and Ralph Kirkham Safford on June 10, 1947, in Hartford, Conn. Sally […]
2022 is NOT a leap year. Why, you ask? To be a leap year, the year number must be divisible by 4 except turn-of-the-century years, which must be divisible by 400. Stay with me: the Earth takes a little more than 365 days to orbit the sun, 365.2422 days to be precise. So we […]
Fremont High School’s walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic is in Oakland’s 94601 zip code. It s one of the zip codes hardest hit by the coronavirus according to the Alameda County Health Department.
Now, they are already allowing anyone 16 or older to come get the vaccine. No appointment needed. Oakland Resident Jose Cornejo is among the estimated 640 people who got the Moderna vaccine at the clinic Friday as he was getting his second dose. “It’s very, very good especially for my body. It’s no problem,” he said. Oakland musician Dre’ka Harris hoping more people in this hard-hit zip code will utilize this clinic.
The Martha s Vineyard Times
To have or not to have parallel parkingÂ
Oak Bluffs business owners, residents, stakeholders tussle over proposed Circuit Avenue parking designs.
A proposed view of parallel parking on Circuit Avenue. A majority of business owners and other stakeholders voiced opposition to the design at a public hearing.
Parallel parking was the hot-button issue at a public hearing on Zoom Monday for Oak Bluffs streetscape plans, with several stakeholders opposing the proposed change.
The streetscape project â funded by $2.7 million that was approved by voters at the June 2020 town meeting â focuses on five key areas of downtown Oak Bluffs: Circuit Avenue North, Circuit Avenue South, Kennebec Avenue, Healey Square, and a portion of Lake Avenue.