Louisa Hufstader

Easing and Honoring the End of Life Journey
Louisa Hufstader

Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard is a rarity among hospice providers because it charges no fees for its services and takes no insurance payments.

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Local Gifts Abound to Rock the Season
Louisa Hufstader

With Christmas less than a month away, art galleries on Martha’s Vineyard are showing their most gift-worthy wares, sized and priced for holiday shoppers.

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They're Playing Your Holiday Song All Around the Island
Louisa Hufstader

The holiday concert season on Martha’s Vineyard begins Dec. 1 at the Chilmark Community Church with the first of three weekly offerings.

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Moonlighting at the Ritz; No Musical Boundaries for Edbury All-Stars
Louisa Hufstader

If the Martha’s Vineyard music scene can be said to have a supergroup, it’s the Edbury All-Stars, who play most Thursday nights at the Ritz in Oak Bluffs.

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Islanders Urged to Prepare for Rising Seas
Louisa Hufstader

Islanders need to get ready now for the effects of global climate change, Oak Bluffs conservation agent Liz Durkee told an attentive audience at the town library Saturday afternoon. “The seas are going to rise. We are an Island community,” Ms. Durkee said.

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Threat of Wildfire Prompts Discussion, Planning on the Vineyard
Louisa Hufstader

Recent catastrophic wildfires in California have sown concern on Martha’s Vineyard, where there is concern the 5,000-acre Manuel F. Correllus State Forest is becoming a tinder box.

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Tisbury Chooses Architect for School Project
Louisa Hufstader

The Tisbury selectmen, school committee and school building committee chose Boston-based Tappé Architects to remodel and modernize the town elementary school.

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Tisbury Eyes Added Revenue From Rental Registrations
Louisa Hufstader

Tisbury could reap hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from short-term rental property registrations that became mandatory when the state passed its short-term rental tax last year.

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Lowered Building Raises Costs for Woods Hole Terminal
Louisa Hufstader

After more than two years and dozens of different designs, Steamship Authority governors voted Tuesday to develop a single-story ticket building at the Woods Hole terminal.

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SSA Eyes Smaller Building for Woods Hole Ticket Office
Louisa Hufstader

A new, single-story design for the Woods Hole ticket building is high on the agenda when Steamship Authority governors meet Tuesday morning in Falmouth. The meeting begins at 10 a.m.

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