The YMCA of Martha's Vineyard will reopen its doors to members Sept. 9, according to an announcement.
Free horseback riding, kayaking, ice skating, swimming lessons, African dance classes and tennis lessons. That would sound good to a lot of people on the Island, but it’s being offered to girls 11 to 14 years old.
The program is called ABLE — Adolescent Balanced Living Experience — and it is part of the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard. It started last fall and attendance has been growing with each session.
Plans for a YMCA Go to Commission for Formal Review
By IAN FEIN
Proponents of the YMCA of Martha's Vineyard go before the
Martha's Vineyard Commission this week with their plans for a
35,000-square-foot recreational facility behind the skate park in Oak
Bluffs.
YMCA officials are hoping to break ground this fall on the
community-funded project, which originated roughly five years ago with
an effort to build an indoor pool.
Youth-Led Initiative Sparks January Opening for Teen Center in
Historic Cottagers Corner
By JAMES KINSELLA
Vineyard teenagers are about to have a solid solution to that
perennial complaint that there's nothing to do.
The Island's first teen center in more than 15 years is slated
to open in mid-January in the Cottagers Corner building in downtown Oak
Bluffs.
Ping-pong, pool tables, computers and lots of couches -
that's what the new center is banking on to draw teenagers.
