The Martha s Vineyard Times
Keeping the Island clean, one beach at a time
29th annual beach cleanup helps protect the environment and raises awareness around pollution.
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A lone volunteer braves the drizzle to pick up trash on Eastville Beach as the Woods Hole passes by.
Leighton brought gloves for the volunteers.
Bob Mclean’s haul from the fringes of the parking lot.
Amy Vanneman about to do a remote WMVY broadcast from her car in the parking lot.
Donna Jancsy extended her pickup efforts to Beach Road.
People on Martha’s Vineyard are more conscious about the impact of human activity on the natural environment than ever before.
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Ocean State Job Lot donates coats to veterans
From left: Sheriff Bob Ogden, Tisbury Chief Mark Saloio, Oak Bluffs Chief Erik Blake, veterans outreach coordinator Bob Tankard, Chilmark Chief Jonathan Klaren, and West Tisbury Chief Matt Mincone help deliver coats to veterans in need. Lucas Thors
Veterans on-Island received 10 brand-new winter coats that were donated as part of a charitable initiative by Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation and the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation.
More than 4,000 coats were donated to veterans and support organizations across the commonwealth. Over the past four years, the Buy, Give, Get program has donated more than 65,000 coats to veterans in need during the holiday season.