A Career of the Heart, 50 Years of Community Service

In the late 1960s Tom Bennett was a Vineyard kid adrift in Europe, lying in his sick bed at a hospital in Amsterdam.

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New Peer Recovery Center Opens
Louisa Hufstader

On Monday, a small red house on the campus of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital begins operating as the Peer Recovery Support Center.

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Edgartown Man Wins Low-Number License Plate Raffle
Louisa Hufstader

Carlos Teles of Edgartown has won the right to claim Massachusetts vehicle license plate MV 100, after a six-week raffle campaign.

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License Plate Raffle Tickets Going Fast
Louisa Hufstader

There is still time to get in the running for this afternoon’s raffle of Massachusetts license plate number MV 100. Sales end at 3 p.m.

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Travel Expense Funding

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services recently received funding from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services to fund the Transportation Access Program (TAP) to assist Island residents with off-Island travel expenses due to medical and/or behavioral health appointments.

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Community Services Director Will Retire

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services executive director Julie Fay will retire next year, the nonprofit announced Tuesday. Ms. Fay has been at the helm of the umbrella social services organization since 2013.

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Carrying a Message of Hope Into the Light
Will Sennott

As the sun rose over State Beach Saturday morning, it illuminated the faces of hundreds gathered to help break the stigma associated with mental health disorders, and to reflect on the lives lost to suicide.

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On the Move With Chicken Alley Art Show

The Chicken Alley Arts and Collectibles Sale is Sunday, August 11.

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors in a Big Way
Holly Pretsky

The Martha’s Vineyard Bank donated $1 million for the Martha’s Vineyard Community Services campus overhaul during the Possible Dreams Auction on Sunday evening.

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Possible Dreams Auction Helps Soften Hard Realities
Holly Pretsky

Martha's Vineyard Community Services touches a wide swath of Islanders. The annual Possible Dreams auction, the principal yearly fundraiser for Community Services, will take place this Sunday at the Tilton Farm in Chilmark.

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