Mandy Locke
Consultant John Ryan this week provided firm statistical underpinnings for what Islanders have known anecdotally for years as they watch the strugg
Terrorism War Poses Risk for Island Charities
By MANDY LOCKE
As American spending habits are tempered this fall by a soft economy and the recent outpouring of generosity to new national causes, leaders of Island charities and nonprofit organizations cross their fingers that donors will continue to reach deep into their pockets to provide for the ongoing needs of the Vineyard community.
Island Escapes Deep Cuts In Aid to Towns, Schools
By MANDY LOCKE
On the last day of the session, state legislators finally approved a five-month overdue budget slated to trim $650 million from the commonwealth's spending. But the sweeping cuts in the $22.25 billion state budget did not dip drastically into local Vineyard aid for towns and schools.
"It could have been worse," said Cape and Islands Rep. Eric T. Turkington Wednesday morning, after having studied the budget proposal for less than a day.
After a year of negotiating details to build a regional composting facility on the Island, the Martha's Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recov
Island Community Services Marks Historic Milestone
By MANDY LOCKE
Yellowing newspaper clips fill the pages of the Martha's Vineyard Community Services scrapbook, tracing each program addition through its 40-year history. Its history is one of growth - the evolution of a single program in 1961 to an essential Island institution in 2001. But the falls and flights that capture the organization's resilience and commitment won't all be found in the newspaper archives.
Crowding Plagues Day Care Centers
By MANDY LOCKE
For far too many Island parents, the joy of bringing a baby into the world becomes clouded by the anxiety of securing and affording a quality day-care provider.
Each parent seems to have a horror story.
One mother returns to the sitter to pick up her infant, who waddles in a sagging diaper six hours old. Another - after a full year of trying to find a care provider for her two-year-old - begs her mother in law to move to the Island.