News Briefs
Precious Project Photography Exhibit
January 30, 2020
For the past month photographer Melissa Knowles has been in Tanzania helping out at Precious Project, a school and orphanage in the rural village of Nshupu.
Lip Sync for a Cause
January 30, 2020
While still a month away it’s never to early to start practicing your lip sync moves.
Beach Road Weekend Returns in July
January 29, 2020
Tisbury selectmen have approved the return of Beach Road Weekend, a three-day music festival in Veterans Memorial Park that made its debut last August.
League of Women Voters Steps Up With New Campaign
January 23, 2020
On the centennial of the historic suffrage movement granting women the right to vote, the League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard is launching a year-long campaign that aims to register every eligible person on the Island to vote.
Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending Jan. 17
January 23, 2020
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $456,197.76 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 10, 2019.
Early Voting for Presidential Primary
January 23, 2020
Early voting for the March 3 presidential primary begins Feb. 24 on Island and continues through Feb. 28 at the following sites:
Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending Jan. 17
January 23, 2020
Deirdre Juliet Chassman purchased 55 Bijahs Way in Chilmark from Stephen A. Spongberg and Harmony C. Spongberg for $1,587,500 on Jan. 17.
Project 351
January 23, 2020
Jahzarah McIntosh, an eighth grader from the Edgartown School, was selected as Edgartown Project 351 ambassador.
Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending Jan. 17
January 16, 2020
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $607,815 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 10, 2019.
Lifetime Achievement Award
January 16, 2020
Heather MacDonald Norton will be the recipient of the Society of Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Award for Camera Technicians in Los Angeles.
Kudos to West Tisbury Library
January 16, 2020
The West Tisbury Library has been chosen for a 2019 Special Recognition Award by the U.S. Department of State for its accomplishments as a passport acceptance facility.