Vineyard Coronavirus Cases Climb to 15 as State Surge Continues

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Island boards of health reported one more confirmed case of Covid-19 on the Vineyard Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 15.

Banks Scramble to Help Small Businesses Apply for Federal Relief

Community banks on Martha’s Vineyard worked at a furious pace last week to process hundreds of loan applications for small businesses seeking financial relief before funding ran out.

Chilmark Town Column: April 17

Yesterday felt like a bit of a low point for me. Doesn’t really matter why and it was nothing major.

Yarn Bombing Planned

Featherstone Center for the Arts seeks submissions from needleworkers for a yarn bombing of its Oak Bluffs campus.

Five Towns Extend Construction Bans to April 27

Five of the six Vineyard towns have settled on April 27 as the date to phase in limited construction work, voting to extend strict building moratoriums for an another 10 days.

Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending April 17

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $86,500 for the business week ending on Friday, April 17, 2020.

Steamship Authority Seeks Unprecedented State Bailout

With cash running low the SSA is urgently seeking a financial bailout from the commonwealth, marking a first.

Hospital Confirms Two New Cases of Covid-19, First Increase in Nine Days

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reported two more positive cases of Covid-19 on Friday, ending a nine-day caseless streak.

YMCA Makes Online Classes Free

The YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard is offering more than 40 free group exercise classes online.

Planets

Change is coming to our evening sky. The bright planet Venus now captivating viewers is going to drop out of view in the next month.

Venus is high in the western sky after sunset, as high as it will get in the evening sky. Pay attention and you’ll notice each night ahead. It will appear lower. By the end of May it will have dropped from view.

If you are up late at night you’ll see two of the solar system’s largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, appear together low in the eastern sky. Jupiter is the brighter of the two.

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