The latest victim of deep cuts to health and human service funding at the state and federal level, the Vineyard Family Planning clinic, which has provided Islanders with a wide array of confidential health services at affordable rates for some 30 years, is now facing the very real threat of closure.
Bar None
From a 1932 Gazette:
To those who would look intelligently upon the distant past of Martha’s Vineyard, an authority to be commended is Charles H. Brown, Vineyard Haven attorney at law. A Vineyarder of a Vineyard family, Mr. Brown was, nevertheless, born in Charlestown, Mass., but, coming to the Island at the age of six months, he may justly claim the Vineyard as his only home. His father was a physician who practiced on the Vineyard.
Geoffrey Phillips
Anna Maria College announces that Geoffrey E. Phillips of Edgartown received his master of science in criminal justice degree at the college’s commencement held on Saturday, May 14, in Worcester.
Penn State Graduate
Brian Alexander has graduated from Penn State University, earning his bachelor of science degree in economics from the Smeal School of Business at Penn State. Brian is the son of Mark and Connie Alexander of Tisbury.
Little League
The midseason Little League All-Star Games will be played this Sunday at Veira Park. The American League takes on the National League at 1 p.m. for the minors and 3:30 p.m. for the majors.
Rachel Reagan
Rachel Reagan of Oak Bluffs received a bachelor of arts in English (Writing, Communication and Rhetoric) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth undergraduate commencement on May 22.
HOLLY NADLER
508-274-2329
(hollynadler@gmail.com)
So last Thursday I was talking to my old friend, Dolly Campbell, who oversees operations at the Thrift Store in Vineyard Haven. On Thursdays a 20 per cent discount is offered to persons 55 and older. I noticed Dolly was extra sweet and tactful about asking people if they qualified: “Are you, uh, of an age where, um, the discount applies?”
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
May 20 71 54 .03
May 21 71 54 .01
May 22 66 49 Trace
May 23 56 46 Trace
May 24 61 49 .12
May 25 70 56 Trace
May 26 74 52 Trace
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 64º F.
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
(margaret02539@yahoo.com)
As we walked from the ferry through town to the Whaling Church last Saturday afternoon, we could hear the bagpipes playing from blocks away. In front of the church, we passed between a double row of firefighters in their blue dress-up suits, standing at attention with flags flying, and into the church to celebrate the life of Joe Cressy. The firefighters filed in impressively, and four went to stand up in front holding flags and gleaming silver ceremonial axes.
