Olivia Hull
Patients seeking nonemergency care at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital will have the option of visiting a new walk-in clinic by next summer, the hospital announced this week.
An Oak Bluffs church will soon learn whether it can build a large expansion, following the close of a public hearing before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.
The National Weather Service cooperative station in downtown Edgartown saw a changing of the guard this week when meteorologists came to replace the small wooden shelter that houses thermometers. The weather service has collected its field data the same way since 1946.
An animation released this week by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission shows development over time since 1660. Revised commission calculations predict that the Island won’t reach buildout until the year 2089.
A project to develop affordable housing on town land in Edgartown may have to go back to town meeting for a vote, the town selectmen said this week.
As competition for donor dollars increases amid a crowded field of nonprofits on the Vineyard, new ideas have begun to emerge about fundraising. In the past decade, the total amount raised by Island nonprofits has gone up, but so has the number of groups seeking funds.