Some unpack prolific menorah collections, many make latkes, others make doughnuts and most buy presents - but whatever a family's traditions to prepare for Hanukkah, hundreds of Islanders will light the first menorah candles at sundown this evening, the beginning of the eight-night Festival of Lights.
Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss had a full house in the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven on Wednesday night for a conversation leagues away from the blockbuster film that put both him and Martha's Vineyard on the map: reintroducing civics to the public school curriculum.
The seats were filled with teachers, school administrators, politicians, historians, authors, educational programming directors and parents - and many travelled long distances to attend.
Following a turn of events last week that ended in the superintendent's request for the Edgartown School principal's resignation, the Edgartown school committee accepted the resignation of principal G. Paul Dulac on Wednesday morning and approved an accelerated timeline to find a permanent replacement.
The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School district committee this week reviewed a draft $14.3 million operating budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, a 4.7 per cent increase over last year.
The draft budget was presented to Island selectmen at a special meeting this week; the school committee is set to vote on certifying the budget at a meeting Monday night. A majority of Island towns must approve the budget at their annual town meetings in the spring.
Her talents drive her life. She works full time at the hospital day care center, coaches two youth hockey teams and plays three instruments - alto sax, bass clarinet and some drums. But she's not sure she would have realized those talents if she hadn't been placed in the care of the Vineyard Haven foster family that eventually adopted her.
