Masks, Gas and Trash: Stay at Home Questions and Answers
Louisa Hufstader

What follows is an updated list of answers to questions that Islanders may have about the stay-at-home order.

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Steamship Authority Traffic Goes Into Freefall

Automobile and passenger traffic on Steamship Authority ferries plunged into steep decline this month, just as the coronavirus pandemic began its spread into Massachusetts.

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Social Service Agencies Step Up Response to Islanders in Need
Louisa Hufstader

Social distancing is becoming routine on Martha’s Vineyard as social service agencies adjust to the coronavirus pandemic Food service agencies are readjusting.

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With First Patient Admitted, Hospital Urges Islanders to Stay at Home

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital confirmed Wednesday that it had admitted its first patient for treatment from Covid-19, as cases of the coronavirus statewide rocketed upward.

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Community Heroes Keep the Island Running

There are many unsung heroes around the Island, still working and out in the community, virtually and otherwise. Here are a few of them.

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Hunkering Down, Reaching Out, Helping Islanders
Louisa Hufstader

As the coronavirus pandemic intensifies, Island agencies and nonprofits are finding new ways to reach the people they serve — without coming anywhere near them.

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Hospital Admits First Patient With Covid-19; Towns Direct Islanders to Stay Home in Sweeping, Restrictive Order

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital confirmed Wednesday that it had admitted its first patient for treatment from Covid-19, one day after Chilmark, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, Tisbury and West Tisbury adopted a sweeping stay-at-home emergency order.

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Governor Baker Urges Second Home Owners to Stay Away from Islands

The Steamship Authority on Sunday released statistics showing a modest increase in out-of-state vehicles coming to the Vineyard in the first half of March, as Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker urged residents with second homes on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard to stay home.

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MVTV Covid-19 Broadcasts

MVTV has started broacasting local Covid-19 informational updates that include interviews with local officials.

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Parents and Kids Get Creative at Home
Will Sennott

This week, schools around the country shut their doors leaving parents and children scrambling for routines and learning how to home school on the fly.

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