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At Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Wednesday, chocolate, yoga, and Tae Kwon Do were on the syllabus.
It was the school’s annual Wellness Day, where students had the chance to choose from nearly 40 different workshops dealing with health and well-being, food, exercise, emotional health and career guidance. Around the school, teachers and volunteers from the community led classes in specialized fields.
Tisbury town administrator John Bugbee traveled to the state house this week to testify in favor of a bill that would reduce the amount of time taken by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) to act on cases.
The commission against discrimination is the state’s chief civil rights agency and hears complaints about, and sometimes awards damages for, discrimination based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry.
Sidewalk replacement work continued this week in Vineyard Haven on State Road, from Pine Tree Road to Camp street, part of an effort to make the area safer for pedestrians, bikers and drivers.
But the work has made life difficult for some, like Lorraine Parrish, owner of Lorraine Parrish Home, a fashion design store on State Road. On Tuesday night Ms. Parrish redecorated her mannequins in an unflattering tribute to the ongoing work.
Edgartown selectmen took disciplinary action this week against a resident whose dog attacked another dog.
At a public hearing Monday, selectmen learned that on March 14 an English bulldog mix named Rocket, belonging to Barry Nevin, attacked a dog that belongs to Helene Owens. The hearing was attended by town animal control officer Barbara Prada and the two dog owners.
West Tisbury selectmen decided this week they will continue to purchase fuel for town vehicles from the Vineyard Transit Authority, despite complaints from the owners of Up-Island Automotive who told the selectmen last week the switch to discounted gasoline has hurt their business.
Sharks, community radio, green thumbs, bakers, and Bob Carroll, all in one sitting. This week the Martha’s Vineyard Magazine’s current issue hits the stands reveling in all things tasty, interesting, magical and mercurial. In other words, all things quintessentially Vineyard.
The magazine’s wedding edition is also on newsstands now. The issue highlights eight weddings, including a steampunk celebration in Chilmark, a Morning Glory Farm match made in the dirt, and a beach wedding for 300 at Chappaquiddick’s Wasque Point.