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The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard is accepting applications for its fall grant cycle. Through its grants program, the Endowment seeks to raise awareness of Vineyard issues, respond to community needs, foster collaboration among nonprofit organizations and support innovative approaches to improving the quality of life on the Island.
Coast Guard rescue crews medically evacuated a 13-year-old boy Saturday afternoon, after Martha’s Vineyard Hospital alerted the Coast Guard that no medical flight crew was available to transport the boy to a mainland hospital.
An Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was launched and safely transported the injured boy to Massachusetts General Hospital. The boy was suffering from a severe groin injury.
Dukes County ended the fiscal year with an estimated surplus of about $150,000, the county treasurer reported this week. A preliminary report of the county’s favorable finances was given to county commissioners last week.
State environmental officials traveled to the Vineyard on Friday morning to formally present more than $284,000 in grants to help pay for clean energy projects for the towns of Tisbury and West Tisbury through the Green Communities Act.
Mark Sylvia, the Massachusetts Commissioner of Energy Resources, and Rick Sullivan, the state Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, joined state Sen. Dan Wolf and Rep. Tim Madden in congratulating the towns for their designations. The presentation took place on the grounds of the Agricultural Fair in West Tisbury.
The Martha’s Vineyard team of the American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter will host a fundraiser on Tuesday, August 21 at Black Sheep in Edgartown. The evening will feature three pairings of wine, cheese and charcuterie at two seating options, 6 and 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $55 and may be purchased in advance at Black Sheep, 18 North Summer street, or by calling 774-549-9118. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to help maintain the many services that the American Red Cross provides on Martha’s Vineyard to seasonal and year-round residents.
Diplomacy and Iran
On Thursday, August 23, Alan Dershowitz will give a talk at the Hebrew Center entitled Is J Street’s Position on Iran Good or Bad for Israel? J Street is a lobby group that, according to Mr. Dershowitz, “believes that diplomacy and sanctions alone can deter Iran from developing nuclear weapons.” Mr. Dershowitz is not convinced of this stance and recently he had a discussion with President Obama outlining his views. On Thursday night Mr. Dershowitz reports back to the Vineyard what took place during this conversation.