Foreign Workers Change Face of Island Business
"Today and tomorrow were supposed to be my days off. I got here at 5:30 this morning. My last days off were last year," Mr. Silva said, smiling even as he predicted he'd work until 9 o'clock that night.
Katherine Wiley
This New Year's Eve, many Islanders brought in 2001 without champagne toasts and elegant balls. Instead, they celebrated with ghost tours, sea chanteys and contra dancing as part of Martha's Vineyard First Night.
The waiting list for English as a second language classes on the Island has more than 80 names, and has left Island educators scrambling for teachers and funds.