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Skating backwards tells another story — The risky star above the freezing town, A way to walk on water and not drown. - Cynthia Zarin
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The WMVY Big Chili Contest drew more than 1,400 people to Oak Bluffs on Saturday, people who ate generously to raise more than $16,000 to help the Red Stocking Fund.
Vineyard WeekMonday, September 6, 2010
Farm Tours are every Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the Farm Institute in Katama. For details, call 508-627-7007 or visit farminstitute.org.
Watercolor Workshop
Watercolor for Cowards with Carolyn Daniele is from 1 to 4 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $50. Preregister at 508-693-1850 or featherstoneart.org.
Love Library
Frankly We Love Our Library Celebration to benefit the Edgartown Public Library is from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Katama Airfields. Cookout, music, climbing wall, airplane acrobatics and more. Tickets are $15; children under 10 are $5. For more information, visit edgartownlibrary.org.
Pajama Party Buffet is at Lola's beginning at 9 p.m. featuring DJ Steve. Cost is $20.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Bereavment Group
Bereavement Group for Partners and Spouses, with bereavement counselor Colleen Seadale, LMFT, Hospice of Martha's Vineyard, is at 9:30 a.m. at St. Andrew's Church, North Summer street, Edgartown. For details, call 508-693-0189.
Howes House
Tuesday Conversation: African Americans on Martha's Vineyard with Thomas Dresser is from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Howes House in West Tisbury. For details, call 508-693-6737.
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Congressman Brings News of Stimulus Spending Home to the Tenth District
Hours after adding his vote to an $825 billion federal stimulus package, Massachusetts Cong. William D. Delahunt was on the Vineyard yesterday to provide an economic backdrop for the bill to a group of Vineyard town and regional leaders.
Though much of his message was bleak, Mr. Delahunt offered hope in the form of coaching for secure programs and project funding as a result of the stimulus package and the promise of an upward economic trend some way off in the future...
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Finance Leaders Call on Town Workers to Give Up Pay RaisesAn association of all six Vineyard finance committees this week called for every Island public employee to forego an annual cost of living increase amid the growing national economic crisis.
It is unclear how the request from the Martha’s Vineyard Finance Association will play out as each Island town wrestles with its budget...
By SAM BUNGEY -
Businesses Play Musical ChairsIt’s off-season on the Vineyard, traditionally a slow time for business. And at this stage no one knows what the summer will bring.
But changes are under way in the down-Island business landscape this winter. Some merchants have responded to the faltering economy, cutting back hours of operation, holding aggressive sales and reducing staff. Others have subleased their space to help with the rent...
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Absent the Comforts of Home
Sitting among the other people using the computers at the Vineyard Haven library on a bleak, icy day this week, Jon and Rick blend right in. The only hints of their difference are a couple of small piles of possessions nearby.
These men are homeless, and for them, the primary purpose of coming here is not research or reading, but warmth...
By MIKE SECCOMBE -
Martha’s Vineyard Commission Budget Comes Under Fire Over Salary HikesWith all eyes on government budgets this year, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday unanimously approved a $1.17 million budget for fiscal year 2010. The budget represents an 8.8 per cent reduction in overall spending from last year and an increase in town assessments of just under one per cent...
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It’s Boom Time For Bone Setter, Plower, PlumberDr. Raymond (Rocco) Monto talks about this treacherous, icy weather in different terms from most of us. He calls it his orthopedic stimulus package.
When your work involves repairing the strains, sprains and breaks which accompany frozen ground, these are busy times. He reckons business is up at least 25 per cent...
By MIKE SECCOMBE
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