News
The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 2011-2012 Island Book cover art contest. All sixth graders were invited to submit their creations on the theme of Island Grown. The following artists were chosen:
Belle Dupon of the Martha’s Vineyard Charter School; Susa Breese of the Martha’s Vineyard Charter School; Brahmin Thurber-Carbone of West Tisbury School; Noah Hoyt of Oak Buffs School; Samuel Graber-Hahn of Tisbury School and Daniel Gaines of Edgartown School.
The County of Dukes County held a Benefits Fair for municipal employees last Friday, to give employees and their dependents the opportunity to talk one-on-one with representatives of health, dental and life plans, deferred compensation plans and the retirement system. The event also offered hearing and skin cancer screenings well as a blood pressure check.
The student newspaper of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, the High School View, has for the sixth consecutive year earned a highest achievement award in scholastic editing and publishing from the New England Scholastic Press Association. The award was one of nine accolades that coeditor in chief and senior Kira Shipway accepted on behalf of the student staff at the annual conference held May 6 at Boston University.
Disability Program Grants
The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation is accepting inquiries for its next cycle for grants to help those with intellectual disabilities. Organizations located in Barnstable, Nantucket, Dukes or Essex counties serving children, adolescents, and young adults to age 26 with intellectual disabilities that address one or more of the Foundation’s funding priorities may be eligible for funds. The deadline for inquiries is June 8, 2011. Visit thetowerfoundation.org online for more information.
Flight continues to attract enthusiasts of all ages. With advances in technology it is easier and cheaper than ever to build and fly a small model airplane. Recently, one Saturday morning a group of 20 gathered in the otherwise empty regional high school gymnasium. These members of the Martha’s Vineyard Model Flying Club flew their planes, some with wing spans of no more than 20 inches, in small circles in the large, high-ceilinged room against a backdrop of high school basketball banners hanging on the wall.
Goodale’s Pit, the longtime family-owned earth mining business in Oak Bluffs, does not need review by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission as a development of regional impact, a key commission subcommittee decided Monday.
The MVC land use planning committee voted 10-1 to recommend no review by the full commission, sending the matter back to the town.