The Martha’s Vineyard Museum will be hosting a discussion next week entitled “Off-Island Perspectives on the Island Housing Crisis,” where panelists will be exploring the intricacies of the Martha’s Vineyard housing problem. Panelists will include former Secretary of Housing and Economic Development under Gov. Deval Patrick, Dan O’Connell, Representative Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, and Nantucket Housing […]
Some 50 people were in attendance for an Oak Bluffs Board of Health discussion on a proposed moratorium on the construction of synthetic turf fields in Oak Bluffs that contain Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances a class of chemicals known as PFAS that can lead to health concerns. While there was support, most in attendance […]
All around us is news about climate change, and as it pounds away at us, it can get very disheartening and frightening a giant comes to slay us. Fear does keep the species alive, as you would not reach out to try your luck at letting a rattlesnake become your household pet, but too […]
Perhaps the single most incontrovertible element we all share is that we are getting older, no matter what our age. Here on the Vineyard, 1 in 3 Islanders is currently over 60; by 2025, it is estimated that up to 25 percent of adults over 60 will be 85 or older. That’s according to Healthy […]