Coronavirus
Here is a chronology of stories published by the Vineyard Gazette related to the coronavirus:
updated 21 hours ago
5:28pm, January 18, 2021
Hospital Reports 18 New Cases Monday; 91 Currently Active
Coronavirus cases continued to surge on the Island over Martin Luther King Day weekend, with the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reporting 18 new cases since Friday and one new hospitalization.
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May 27, 2020
Hospital Begins Slow Reopening for Non-Covid Patient Care
Hospital Begins Slow Reopening for Non-Covid Patient Care
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is reporting a recent uptick in non-Covid patients as it begins to reopen for the summer.
May 27, 2020
Edgartown Airs Details for Transforming Downtown Streets This Summer
Edgartown Airs Details for Transforming Downtown Streets This Summer
Edgartown’s inchoate European model for downtown avenues and restaurants came into focus on Tuesday, as town administrator James Hagerty aired various proposals that would close off streets, limit parking and allow for outdoor dining in the summer during the pandemic.
May 26, 2020
One New Case Confimed Tuesday, Ending Nine-Day Lull
One New Case Confimed Tuesday, Ending Nine-Day Lull
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reported one new coronavirus case on the Island Tuesday, ending a nine-day stretch with no new cases.
May 26, 2020
Memorial Day Weekend Sees Soft Opening
Memorial Day Weekend Sees Soft Opening
Sparse ferry traffic, sleepy harbors, quiet streets and an unprecedented pandemic: the Vineyard experienced its slowest Memorial Day in recent memory.
May 25, 2020
No New Cases; Island Health Officials Remain Vigilant
No New Cases; Island Health Officials Remain Vigilant
Martha’s Vineyard health officials reported no new coronavirus cases for the ninth straight day Monday
May 25, 2020
Martha’s Vineyard Celebrates Memorial Day With Flags Flying, Quiet Solemnity
Martha’s Vineyard Celebrates Memorial Day With Flags Flying, Quiet Solemnity
Light crowds and every kind of weather were the hallmarks of the holiday weekend on the Vineyard this year, with fishermen hitting the shorelines from Menemsha to Chapaquiddick, day sailors tacking about out in protected harbors and small groups strolling downtown streets. Today is Memorial Day.
May 23, 2020
Windemere Testing Turns Up No Positive Cases Among Residents, Staff
Windemere Testing Turns Up No Positive Cases Among Residents, Staff
A comprehensive coronavirus testing program for about 100 residents and staff at Windemere has returned nearly perfect results.
May 23, 2020
MVYouth Grants $150,000 to Child Care Providers
MVYouth Grants $150,000 to Child Care Providers
An emergency fund established by MVYouth to support early childcare providers on the Vineyard has awarded $150,000, the organization announced.
May 22, 2020
SSA Closes Oak Bluffs Terminal After Seastreak Employee Reports Covid Contact
SSA Closes Oak Bluffs Terminal After Seastreak Employee Reports Covid Contact
The Oak Bluffs terminal building was abruptly closed Friday afternoon after the report from a shoreside employee for the ferry Seastreak.
May 22, 2020
Coronavirus Testing Project Ramps Up on the Vineyard
Coronavirus Testing Project Ramps Up on the Vineyard
Quest Diagnostics, Island Health Care, the six Vineyard boards of health and a bevy of volunteers are working tirelessly to put the Vineyard testing project in motion.
May 22, 2020
Strict Rules Prevail in Menemsha for Holiday Weekend
Strict Rules Prevail in Menemsha for Holiday Weekend
Bracing for a possibly bustling Memorial Day weekend, Chilmark selectmen have taken steps to deter crowds from gathering in Menemsha.
May 21, 2020
Pandemic Strands Foreign Workers, Amid Mounting Summer Worries
Pandemic Strands Foreign Workers, Amid Mounting Summer Worries
Travel delays and bureaucratic obstacles caused by the coronavirus are disrupting the influx of seasonal workers who typically begin arriving on the Island around now.
May 21, 2020
Downtown Business Leader Looks to Build Community Voice
Downtown Business Leader Looks to Build Community Voice
Second-generation entrepreneur Julia Tarka has worked her way from summer jobs in Edgartown shops and restaurants to running three family establishments of her own.
May 21, 2020
Two Health Agents, One Pandemic, Lots of Sleepless Nights
Two Health Agents, One Pandemic, Lots of Sleepless Nights
Tisbury health agent Maura Valley, Edgartown health agent Matt Poole and their colleagues in Oak Bluffs, Chilmark and West Tisbury are working around the clock.
May 21, 2020
Air Traffic Drops Dramatically; JetBlue Delays Summer Service
Air Traffic Drops Dramatically; JetBlue Delays Summer Service
Some of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport’s largest commercial carriers are now delaying or curtailing their summer service to the Island.
May 20, 2020
Nantucket SSA Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Nantucket SSA Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus
An employee who works at the Nantucket Steamship Authority terminal has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a press release that went out late Tuesday night.
May 20, 2020
Hospital Leaders Announce Gradual Reopening of Medical Facility
Hospital Leaders Announce Gradual Reopening of Medical Facility
With Covid-19 cases on the Island holding firm, leaders at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital announced their own first steps for reopening the facility at a press briefing Wednesday.
May 19, 2020
Towns Slash Budgets, Give Up Pay Raises, as Belt Tightening Begins
Towns Slash Budgets, Give Up Pay Raises, as Belt Tightening Begins
Faced with the prospect of declining revenues and tax shortfalls, Island towns are putting long-term capital projects on hold and giving up salary increases nearly across the board.
May 19, 2020
Business Community Calls for All-Island Action
Business Community Calls for All-Island Action
As a truncated summer season looms, more than a dozen Vineyard business owners have issued an open letter calling for a public summit meeting with the all-Island selectmen and boards of health.
May 19, 2020
High School Committee Eyes $1 Million in Budget Cuts
High School Committee Eyes $1 Million in Budget Cuts
The regional high school district committee voted Monday to cut at least $1 million from the 2021 budget, although where the cuts will come from is yet to be determined.
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