Louisa Hufstader

Where Everyone is Welcome

From its humble beginnings 23 years ago as Massachusetts’s first rural health clinic, Island Health Care has grown to treating 2,200 Islanders a year.

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Fight Fear With Education, Immigration Lawyer Tells Island Crowd

Educators, hospital workers and social services volunteers were among the more than 30 Islanders who turned out at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Monday evening for a presentation on constitutional rights by immigration attorney Rachel Self.

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“Missing Middle” Condo Complex Begins MVC Review

If approved, the 100-apartment Green Villa project would be one of the largest housing developments in Island history.

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Owner Seeks to Demolish Historic Oak Bluffs Cottage

A century-old Oak Bluffs bungalow with a historic past has grown too run-down to be saved, its owner and her architect told the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week.

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Neighbors Speak Out Against Cat Hollow Housing Plan

A proposed mixed-income housing development near Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven is under fire from neighbors, who are asking Tisbury officials not to issue a permit for the project.

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Tisbury Eyes Water Works House for Town Employee Residence

Officials in Tisbury are planning to renovate the former office building at the water works on Lake Tashmoo into a home for municipal employees, beginning with incoming town administrator Joseph J. LaCivita.

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Vineyard Medical Care Faces Closure

Martha’s Vineyard is close to losing one of its two free-standing medical centers, potentially leaving more than 1,000 Islanders without a primary care doctor.

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SSA Website Handles Opening Day Crush

Close to 10,000 people were lined up virtually before 8 a.m. to buy vehicle reservations on the Vineyard route this summer.

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Presidential Hard Line Has Island Immigrants on Edge

Highly-publicized federal immigration arrests and deportations in U.S. cities have sown widespread anxiety in the Island’s Brazilian community.

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Island Chef Takes Over Little House Cafe; Announces Pasta Eatery

Little House Cafe in Vineyard Haven is changing hands, names and menus this winter.

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