News
Spring can be a time of reawakening, recharging and renewing: time to reevaluate exercise goals and get in shape before summer.
Walking is an enjoyable and easy way to get moving. You cannot pass a magazine rack without seeing headlines extolling the values of walking. We are fortunate in that the Vineyard features a number of trails of varying degrees of intensity.
Trails offer respite from the hectic day-to-day concerns. They’re a chance to get out and enjoy the Island at its unspoiled best: a good pair of walking shoes and you’re off.
Hold That Thought! Cognition and MS is the title of a video screening Sunday, April 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Tisbury Senior Center, 34 Pine street, Vineyard Haven.
This 30-minute video about multiple sclerosis that explores the effects of cognitive difficulties on people’s lives. Cognition includes learning, memory, problem solving, information processing, attention and concentration.
Experts share information about the effects of MS and tools that can be used to improve cognitive ability.
Program Offered to Girls
The Adolescent Balance Living Experience (ABLE) 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.
Tisbury Business Association
Schedules Annual Meeting
The Tisbury Business Association will hold its annual meeting on April 1 at the Black Dog Tavern on Water street in Vineyard Haven. The buffet breakfast will start at 8 a.m.
This year’s speakers will be the candidates for Tisbury selectman, incumbent Tom Pachico and challenger Jeff Krystal.
Having gone without a county manager for the past seven months, Dukes County will continue on without one for yet another few weeks.
On Saturday, March 22, the county commission interviewed two finalists for the position but ultimately decided to wait until April 4 to discuss the candidates or take any action. The finalists are F. Tenney Lantz of South Dartmouth and Russell H. Smith of Aquinnah.
The Chilmark shellfish industry can expect a bumper 2008 scallop season and a broader revitalization, given the early successes of its experimental shellfish propagation program launched last summer, town selectmen heard Tuesday.
The town’s shellfish propagation officer, Isaiah Scheffer, presented selectmen with a 34-page report of his work to date.