Before the sun rises, they wipe the dew off bike seats and trudge out to bus stops on Island roadsides. They are among the earliest commuters to summer jobs. But for these summer workers, the trip didn’t start there in the predawn hours. The journey began when they left their home countries to travel to Martha’s Vineyard.
Though the names of the players keep changing, banking remains a healthy business on Martha’s Vineyard.
After 25 years the Edgartown tackle shop that has been the go-to place to get equipment, bait and catch up with Capt. Porky and his wife Carol, is changing hands.
Kate and Alex Salop of West Tisbury are the new owners of the Toy Box in Vineyard Haven.
The summer labor shortage on the Vineyard is nothing new, but this year many business owners feel it is worse than ever.
Owners hope to open a retail and wholesale location in the airport business park sometime this summer.