By Jamie Loschen As the new associate director of Healthy Aging Martha’s Vineyard, I am thrilled to share with you some exciting updates and initiatives we’ve been working on over the past two months. One of our most popular programs, “Call a Tech Pro,” has been making waves across the Island. Designed to bridge the […]
Heard on Main Street: Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened. Selected items from the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse wardrobe collection will be sold from 10 am to 1 pm this Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Playhouse. There are furs, winter coats, sweaters, men’s sports coats, and more. Island artist Elizabeth Whelan will lead […]
America has an infrastructure and housing problem, and the Vineyard is right in the thick of it: Baby boomers are aging, and the infrastructure isn’t there to meet the demand. The New York Times reports that in the next 10 years, there will be more Americans over 65 than children, and that 10,000 boomers are […]
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 […]
If this year’s Truth and Joy event is anything like last summer’s experience, get ready for some meaningful conversation, and a lot of fun. Organized by the Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition, the free daylong event features food, art, discussions, and musical performances on Saturday, July 22, at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs, to celebrate the […]