Six regularly scheduled ferry runs have been cut effective Sunday, as traffic to the Island begins to decline. Other transit agencies are taking steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
MVTV has started broacasting local Covid-19 informational updates that include interviews with local officials.
The Steamship Authority on Sunday released statistics showing a modest increase in out-of-state vehicles coming to the Vineyard in the first half of March, as Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker urged residents with second homes on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard to stay home.
This week, schools around the country shut their doors leaving parents and children scrambling for routines and learning how to home school on the fly.
The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard has launched an emergency response fund for Island nonprofits.
A new program called Care for Community will work as a matchmaker between food organizations and volunteers. All Island nonprofits are eligible to participate.