News
President’s List
Peter Persson, of Edgartown, a freshman and business major, was named to the President’s List at Bentley University for the fall 2010 semester. He is the son of Donald Persson of Edgartown and Margit Hautala of Quincey.
The Island Housing Trust is dramatically increasing its fund-raising as part of its aim to become a self-sufficient organization, after a thorough reexamination of its organization over the past year was prompted by financial fallout at its longtime funding source, the Island Affordable Housing Fund.
You’re late for work, the caffeine hasn’t quite kicked in yet, and your morning dose of NPR is gently waking your brain up on the car radio. Or perhaps it’s the end of the day and you were too busy to read the papers, so you tune in for the radio news on the hour. At some point you stop to wonder, who are the faces behind the voices?
The Martha’s Vineyard Women’s Network will offer a $2,500 grant to a Vineyard-based business person who wishes to improve their business skills, grow or improve an existing business, or start a new one.
The grant, offered for the second year by the four-year-old network, is open to all Vineyard business people, men and women, members and nonmembers. The winner will be announced at the year’s final Martha’s Vineyard Women’s Network program on May 17.
Please Adopt Us
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard has a few animals who need good homes.
West Tisbury is one step closer to owning and preserving the Field Gallery and sculpture garden this week, after the community preservation committee agreed to fund a large part of its acquisition.