State and Island officials, faith-based groups, nonprofit agencies and volunteers rallied quickly to accommodate 50 mostly Venezuelan migrants who arrived unexpectedly at Martha’s Vineyard Airport Wednesday, part of a coordinated political campaign to divert migrants from border states.
A humanitarian effort was underway Thursday on Martha's Vineyard to shelter and feed 50 migrants from Venezuela and Colombia who arrived unexpectedly by plane Wednesday afternoon. In a statement, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis claimed responsibility.
Rev. Janet Newton led her first service Sunday as the new minister at the the Unitarian Universalist Church with a sermon entitled Reclaiming What We Will Become: Community, Notre Dame and the Lessons of Fire.
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society’s International Film Festival continues through Sunday. Friday evening features a host of award-winning short films.
The project will include raising the ferry’s ramp six inches and conducting engineering assessments of the Chappy Point parking lot, the Chappy Ferry landings and the abutting portions of Dock and Daggett streets.
For the final Sunday of Union’s Chapel’s summer season, Rev. Dr. Aliya Browne took the pulpit to talk about temptation, whether it be an extra apple fritter from Back Door Donuts, or the lure of money.
On Wednesday, longtime general manager Molly Coogan and her husband Brendan Coogan purchased Bunch of Grapes Bookstore from Dawn Braasch, who has owned the store since 2008.
The International Film Festival begins Tuesday, Sept. 6 and runs through Sept. 11. Event organizer Richard Paradise said he curated the selection with breadth in mind.
Pleased with the work of the Memorial Wharf Committee, the Edgartown select board has voted to extend the committee's reach and set its sights on the eventual restoration of North Wharf.
