Over 200 local members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, new and old, gathered at the PA Club in Oak Bluffs on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for an afternoon of honor, education, and activism. An introduction by President Toni Kauffman set the tone of the event. After acknowledging the history […]
After three years of virtual luncheons, the Martha’s Vineyard branch of the NAACP will bring back its annual Martin Luther King Jr. membership event to the P.A. Club on Monday, Jan. 15, from 1 to 3 pm. A panel of guest speakers will discuss how to most effectively continue the struggle for social and economic […]
“Community is the antidote to despair.” Noelle Damico The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard membership tea honoring longtime member Leigh Smith was on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum. The weather was frightful. Heavy winds and torrential rains threatened to dampen attendance. Members placed reminder calls, and made plans to carpool […]
The two candidates running for the Chilmark Select Board, Russell Maloney and Marie Larsen, had an opportunity to meet with voters and hear constituents’ concerns this week. Maloney and Larsen are competing to win the seat of longtime Chilmark Select Board member Warren Doty, who announced in January he would not seek re-election. In a […]
Last week former educator and current New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman tweeted that he is sending a package of books to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to help him continue his “antiracist journey and overall education.” When I heard this news, it occurred to me that the Vineyard should also send DeSantis a package of books, […]