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Stories by Holly Pretsky

Holly Pretsky

For Jackie O. and Carly, a Friendship of Similarities and Differences

December 19, 2019
Holly Pretsky

Four or five years ago, Carly Simon set out to write a book about her relationships with the women in her life: her close friends, her two older sisters and her glamorous, complicated mother....

New Director, New Focus for ACE MV

October 10, 2019
Holly Pretsky

As the Island adult education nonprofit ACE MV continues to sharpen its focus on workforce development and collaboration with the regional high school, a new executive director has taken the helm....

Police, Recovery Coaches Team Up to Offer Substance Abuse Aid

October 3, 2019
Holly Pretsky

When a person is struggling with a substance use disorder on the Island, police officers are often among the first to know. They arrive first on the scene after a drunk driving accident, place...

Out of the Darkness; Working and Walking to Prevent Suicide

September 26, 2019
Holly Pretsky

This summer was the busiest yet for the new Island Intervention Center, director David Araujo said. The clinic, which opened in July 2017, operates a 24-hour emergency services phone line and...

Public Schools Ink Three-Year Contract for Teachers, Staff

September 23, 2019
Holly Pretsky

The new school year began with a new three-year contract for Island teachers and support staff. Bargaining concluded last month when both sides agreed on a two per cent increase in salaries across...

School Spending Tops Tisbury Special Town Meeting

September 19, 2019
Holly Pretsky

At a special town meeting next month, Tisbury voters will be asked to approve emergency funding for temporary classrooms and unforeseen expenses related to the relocation of elementary school...

Wampanoag Exhibit Reveals Hard Truths of History

September 18, 2019
Holly Pretsky

Squanto, famously remembered as a friendly Native American interpreter and guide to English settlers, was really named Tisquantum. He and 26 other Wampanoag men were kidnapped and taken to England in...

Edgartown Police Department Achieves Accreditation

September 16, 2019
Holly Pretsky

The Edgartown police department has achieved accreditation status from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, police chief Bruce McNamee announced last week. Accreditation is the second...

As ELL Population Swells, School Leaders Commission Study

September 14, 2019
Holly Pretsky

The population of English language learning students in Island public schools continues to grow significantly, program director Leah Palmer told the all-Island school committee this week. In 2012,...

Edgartown Principal Embraces New Role in Small-Town Setting

September 12, 2019
Holly Pretsky

Dr. Shelley Einbinder, the new principal of the Edgartown School, is determined to know the name of every student and family at the school. She’s studied old yearbooks, lists and school reports...

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