Struck him out! 6-to-1. You won.

I went to the senior center in Vineyard Haven last Wednesday morning for my very first time. In fact it was my first visit to any senior center. I don’t like those euphemisms — senior, golden oldie, retiree.

Both federal and state law require that public schools provide special education to students with disabilities, a mandate that grows more costly each year. Next week, the All-Island School Committee will consider a budget for Islandwide shared services that is twenty one per cent higher than last year’s, almost entirely due to higher costs and lower federal subsidies for these programs.

From the Vineyard Gazette editions of November, 1888:

My Captain Ron and I with our beloved dog Wendy, washed ashore in 1988. In our thirties and full of dreams and spunk, we sailed into a perfect storm. Sometimes the crests of the waves were the highest of high, sometimes the troughs tumultuous. The Vineyard was our ship; the people its crew.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services thanks you, the Martha’s Vineyard community for showing your support of our agency this fall. The people of this Island are truly generous and we applaud and thank you for your encouragement and assistance as we continue the vital work we do.