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It took three tries, but at their annual town meeting this week West Tisbury voters finally found a plan they could agree on to renovate their old
Announcing William
Tara and Jeffrey Simmons of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, William Topley Simmons, born on March 24 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Will is welcomed by brother Hudson and sister Amelia. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces at birth.
Teen Girls Group
The Adolescent Balance Living Experience (ABLE) program — offered through the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard for girls ages 11 to 14 — is seeking referrals for the spring session which begins Monday, April 14. This group is free of charge and meets twice a week for eight weeks. ABLE focuses on healthy nutrition and exercise, as well as how to stand up to bullies and be a good friend. Please call Nisa Kontje at 508-566-0464 to register.
Forum Will Help Groups
Seek, Apply for Grants
A forum to help municipalities and nonprofits apply for federal grants is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, April 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority meeting room, 11 A Street, Edgartown.
The Vineyard Health Care Access Program is sponsoring a workshop for local employers about rules regarding health insurance enacted as part of the state’s health care reform program.
The workshop is set for Thursday, April 10 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School in the library conference room.
For Lani Carney, paintbrushes were not made for painting. Paintbrushes were made for dancing.
“I taught them how to dance with the brush,” she said, and by them, she meant her students. “Last week I said to them, ‘Today, the light blue of the sky really says spring is here! Will you dance with me and your brush and paint what spring says in your heart?’
“That fizz and the actual manner in which the color takes to that wet paper,” she continued, “It’s a delight you and I have never known!”