Here is a chronology of stories published by the Vineyard Gazette related to the coronavirus:
updated 1 year ago
2:26pm, December 14, 2023
Since early 2020, the Martha’s Vineyard community has lived and worked through the Covid-19 pandemic.
May 17, 2020
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Island boards of health reported no new coronavirus cases Sunday. On Monday Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to announce the much-anticipated details of a four-phase reopening plan for the commonwealth.
May 16, 2020
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Island boards of health reported one new confirmed coronavirus case on the Vineyard Saturday.
May 16, 2020
Hundreds turned out Saturday morning for the free oyster giveaway at the Agricultural Society fairgrounds.
May 16, 2020
Island towns are set to apply for approximately $1 million in federal pandemic relief funds to help with rental assistance, forgivable small business loans and homelessness prevention.
May 15, 2020
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reported one new case of Covid-19 on the Island Friday, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases to 26 positive tests and four antibody tests.
May 15, 2020
Island health officials have announced a unique, public-private partnership with Quest Diagnostics to make coronavirus testing available for all Vineyard residents.
May 15, 2020
Three weeks ago, Steve Rusckowski, CEO of Quest Diagnostics had an idea. He shared it with his longtime landscaper and friend Michael Donaroma.
May 14, 2020
A Vineyard Gazette survey about the upcoming summer on Martha’s Vineyard tapped a torrent of health worries and confusion.
May 14, 2020
The Vineyard reported one new positive coronavirus case on Thursday, bringing the Island’s total caseload to just shy of 30, nearly two months into the outbreak.
May 14, 2020
As summer approaches, one of the big questions surrounding the Island also happens to surround it literally — the beaches.
May 14, 2020
Thousands of fresh oysters will be distributed to Island families and school children this weekend, thanks to an anonymous benefactor who donated funds to help Island oyster farmers.
May 14, 2020
Aquinnah beaches will be open this summer, but parking will be strictly limited, and town leaders are considering additional rules.
May 13, 2020
The class of 2020 will graduate at the Agricultural Society fairgrounds this summer, pending approvals from health authorities.
May 13, 2020
Martha’s Vineyard boards of health reported one new positive coronavirus test and one new positive antibody test among Island residents on Wednesday, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases on-Island to 28.
May 13, 2020
The Green Room — the Main street Vineyard Haven store that’s become something of an Island institution — is adapting to the new normal.
May 13, 2020
Expedited repairs to the Oak Bluffs ferry pier will begin soon, after Steamship Authority governors approved a $267,000 bid Tuesday for the work, with a June 22 completion date.
May 12, 2020
The sound of blaring sirens and horns echoed from Edgartown to Vineyard Haven Tuesday afternoon as a long line of police, fire and rescue vehicles wound through the mostly empty streets. But this was no emergency — it was parade to pay tribute to workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
May 12, 2020
Comprehensive coronavirus testing will take place soon for staff and residents at the Windemere nursing home facility, hospital leaders said Tuesday.
May 11, 2020
Martha’s Vineyard boards of health reported their third positive antibody test on Monday, bringing the positive Covid-19 case total on Island to 26. Meanwhile, Gov. Charlie Baker presented the bare bones of a reopening plan as cases continued to trend downward statewide.
May 11, 2020
The Edgartown Fourth of July parade — one of the Island’s premier summer events — has been canceled, the last in a long line of signature festivities to be cut from the summer calendar.
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