Emma Kilbride
When Petra Page-Mann stood to face a circle of Island farmers and gardeners at the Agricultural Hall on Saturday, she was wearing floral overalls printed with tiny gnomes and a chain of marigolds around her neck.
As the government shutdown wears on, TSA workers at Martha’s Vineyard Airport are showing up to their shifts without pay, and airport officials say they’re doing what they can to support the affected employees.
When boater Drew Dimmick tried disposing of his expired incendiary flares a few weeks ago, he found that no one on the Island was willing to take them.
The Vineyard’s only overnight winter shelter will open next week at a new location.
The Island next month will officially become a new home to The Great Blizzards, an all-ages special needs ice hockey team with three other locations in Massachusetts.
Sunday marked MV for Palestine’s 100th week of protest at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven.