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Bard Prison Initiative is showing the world what can happen when incarcerated people are given an opportunity to earn a college degree. On Saturday, a screening of College Behind Bars at the Grange Hall highlighted the program.
The Possible Dreams live auction held Sunday at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort and an ongoing silent online auction raised $795,000 for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, the near-record amount adding over $100,000 from last year’s total.
The Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals referred a proposed mixed-use development that hinges on a controversial home demolition to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission at a public hearing on Tuesday.
Journalist and author Beth Macy believes two things are key to solving America’s overdose crisis: hope and help. On Thursday she gave a talk as part of the Summer Institute Speaker Series at the Hebrew Center.
James Reston Jr., journalist, author and former co-owner of the Vineyard Gazette died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, July 19 at his home in Chevy Chase. Md. He was 82.
The Vineyard House's annual Water Tasting By the Sea started as a small, grassroots event more than 25 years ago. It now attracts a crowd of 250 people and can bring in about 20 per cent of the annual donations for the sober home.