New life for former Lawsons store in Plymouth
Liz Lawson said she was devastated to close the much-loved store which had been trading for 116 years
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Lawson s Plymouth store is now closed (Image: William Telford)
An appeal has been launched to allow a Plymouth church to expand its work in a new premises which was once home to a much-loved Plymouth shop.
Plymouth Vineyard Church is moving out of its existing home in Kinterbury Street into a new premises in Cornwall Street, which was Lawsons homeware shop until it closed in June last year.
Liz Lawson, great granddaughter of founder Tom Lawson, succeeded her father as managing director in 1998, said she was devastated to close the much-loved store which had been trading for 116 years.
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Marthaâs Vineyard Community Foundation
COVID-19 Relief Utility Assistance
M.V. Center for Living is providing COVID-19 relief assistance for household utilities. â Isabel Gitten
Marthaâs Vineyard Center for Living will administer the funding that is now available to assist Island households experiencing severe economic hardship due to COVID-19 with heat and electric utility payments. For information and an application, contact one of the following:
 Edgartown Council on Aging â 508-627-4368
 Oak Bluffs Council on Aging â 508-693-4509
 Tisbury Council on Aging â 508-696-4205
 Up Island Council on Aging â 508-693-2896
 Dukes County Social Services â 508-696-3844
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Farm Neck Foundation announces $121,000 in grants
The Farm Neck Foundation has announced its annual grants for 2020, totaling $121,591.
The grants varied in amount, and went to 18 different Island organizations. The Farm Neck Foundation is an independent charitable corporation created by Farm Neck Golf Club that provides charitable assistance to Martha’s Vineyard organizations. The grants are as follows:
$31,145 to Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society for funds to support the Geese Population Control Project.
$10,000 to the Red Stocking Fund for funding for the Kerry Alley Endowment.
$15,000 to MVY Radio to support a capital campaign to purchase a building to house the radio station.