Foreign Workers Change Face of Island Business
"Today and tomorrow were supposed to be my days off. I got here at 5:30 this morning. My last days off were last year," Mr. Silva said, smiling even as he predicted he'd work until 9 o'clock that night.
Katherine Wiley
In 1997, Vineyard House opened its doors for the first time. Last week the organization added more doors, closing on the purchase of a third house.
Like its first two homes, the Oak Bluffs house will serve as a place where Islanders can recover from drug and alcohol addictions and begin rebuilding their lives on the Vineyard.
Officials from the Martha's Vineyard chapter of Habitat for Humanity announced this week that they have signed a purchase and sales agreement to bu
Basketball Team Wins
By KATHERINE WILEY
Tuesday afternoon, the Martha's Vineyard boys' varsity basketball team showed what a burst of energy, a dose of teamwork and a foundation of hard work can do. It can get you a win in the preliminary round of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Division 3 basketball tournament.
The Vineyarders kept the fans on the edge of their seats, overcoming a large deficit and beating 19t-seeded Old Rochester 55-51 in a hard-fought game at the Vineyard's regional high school.
Lenny Clarke steals doughnuts from co-workers' desks, sleeps in the office when his sister in law is visiting and would rather nap than watch for crooks.
At least that's the case when he's playing detective Frank Harrigan on the new comedy, The Job, that debuts Wednesday, March 14 at 9:30 p.m. on ABC.
In real life, Mr. Clarke drinks tea, enjoys a daily swim in the summer and is a year-round Chilmark resident.
It takes dedication and hard work to achieve Dr. Martin Luther King's goals and visions.
Which is exactly what some Vineyarders are willing to offer.
"Today and tomorrow were supposed to be my days off. I got here at 5:30 this morning. My last days off were last year," Mr. Silva said, smiling even as he predicted he'd work until 9 o'clock that night.