Posts belonging to Category Martha’s Vineyard

Falmouth, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket students participate in Student Government Day

BOSTON – State Representative Timothy R. Madden (Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket) would like to congratulate the students in his district that represented their High Schools in this years, the 65th Annual Student Government Day at the State House in Boston earlie this month. Participants included Thomas Moakley and Vincent Lin of Falmouth High School, Meghan McHugh and Kevin Burchill of [...]

House Passes Job Protection Legislation for Volunteer Firefighters

BOSTON – State Representative Tim Madden joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week in passing legislation which would add a level of job protection for call and volunteer firefighters to the current statute which protects them from being dismissed from their primary job if they arrive late for work because they [...]

Governor’s Office of Community Affairs is actively accepting applications for membership in the Governor’s Statewide Youth Council

Founded in 2008, the goal of the Council is to encourage the Commonwealth’s young people to take on an active leadership role in their communities and give them a greater voice in state government. The Youth Council acts an advisory body to the Governor and our Administration with a focus on youth-related issues such as [...]

CHILMARK AWARDED SEAPORT COUNCIL FUNDS FOR ONGOING MENEMSHA FIRE REBUILD

BOSTON- Today the Massachusetts the Seaport Advisory Council voted to award $629,026 to the Town of Chilmark in order to help rebuild Menemsha from the July 12, 2010 fire which destroyed the dock. The funds will specifically be used for ongoing west dock repairs. “Our Administration continues to invest in public infrastructure improvements for cities [...]

Keating on MV Jan. 9th, 2012

1-9-12 Vineyard Town Meeting Invite (2) (2)

Environmental-study scholarships available

Environmental-study scholarships available  The Friends of Chatham Waterways is offering scholar­ships of $2,500 to undergradu­ate and graduate students majoring in environmental fields.  Applicants must be resi­dents of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket, or graduates of a high school or college on the Cape or Islands.  Undergraduate applicants must be in or entering their junior [...]