As part of Veterans Day activities held on the Island this weekend, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center screened the film ‘Mending the Line’ on Sunday evening, and hosted a panel of local veterans. The screening was held as a fundraiser for the Island Housing Trust, which is working on an affordable housing project for on-Island […]
A number of events are planned for Veterans Day weekend on the Island. On Saturday morning, the American Legion Post 257 will place some 450 U.S. flags in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Tisbury at 7:30 am. The Avenue of Flags will be up until 3 pm. Veterans of Foreign Wars in Oak Bluffs are […]
Last Saturday, Larry’s Tackle Shop hosted its annual OctoberFish celebration and award ceremony. “It was awesome,” said Peter Sliwkowski, co-owner of Larry’s with his wife, Melissa. “We had 60 people here. Sandy [Fisher] brought barbeque ribs, Josh Kressel brought scallops, Melissa made a cake, and we ordered from Mo’s. Great people. Great food. A real […]
Work is underway to establish a 100-unit affordable housing, mixed-use complex in Oak Bluffs. During the All Island School Committee meeting on Thursday, representatives of the Green Villa affordable housing project tried to spread awareness for the project. According to the presenters, the project is targeting to supply affordable, year-round workforce housing. The project is […]
Two large Vineyard housing projects recently received state funding through the Healey Administration that will help move the projects forward. Oak Bluffs received $500,000 through the MassWorks program that will go toward the development of 60 units of housing as part of the Southern Tier project; in Edgartown, the town received $475,000 through the HousingWorks […]