Business
Andrea Dello Russo just replaced her first-ever head gasket. Now she drains the fluids and prepares to install the thermostat.
“You see how the color is like cappuccino milk? It’s because when the head gasket leaks, all kinds of stuff gets mixed in,” she says. “This should just be oil draining out of here, but because the coolant gets in the passageways and the valves it all mixes in with the oil. Which is why it is majorly important to clean it, because this is not what your engine wants to be running with!”
After nearly 20 years in business, Aboveground Records, the landmark indie Island record store that has had a following among people of all ages, plans to close its doors.
On Wednesday morning this week Aboveground founder and owner Michael Barnes announced a closing date for the beloved store at the Triangle in Edgartown by posting a simple message reading on the store’s Facebook page: “1995-2014.”
“We’re in the final three months,” Mr. Barnes told the Gazette on Wednesday. He said he will likely close in the first week of January 2014.
The West Tisbury building department will seek disciplinary action against an Island plumber who installed plumbing without a permit at State Road restaurant.
Building inspectors Ernie Mendenhall and Joe Tierney notified the West Tisbury selectmen on Wednesday that they plan to file a complaint with the state against Walter Smith Plumbing. The company installed plumbing in an unpermitted basement kitchen at the restaurant, which has been fined for a zoning code violation.
Mr. Mendenhall said appealing to the state was the “only vehicle” of punitive relief.
Family scalloping begins in Edgartown Oct. 1. In Oak Bluffs Sengekontacket Pond opens Oct. 12 for family scallopers. In both towns the forecast for the season is fair.
Adult Community Education MV is joining with SCORE of Cape Cod and the Islands to offer a six-week workshop for small businessses on Wednesday evenings beginning Oct. 9. The curriculum includes start-up tools, marketing, creating a business plan and an introduction to e-commerce. Computer courses related to small business such as QuickBooks, Excel for beginners, iPad basics and photo editing also will be offered by ACE MV this fall.
Rymes Propane Gas recently announced its first donation of $5,000 to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital as part of its Pink Ribbon propane truck effort. In the spirit of local community involvement, Rymes has partnered with Martha’s Vineyard Hospital to support breast cancer awareness through its Pink Ribbon propane truck. “Few things draw more attention than a pink truck. We want every person who stops and asks the question ‘Why is that truck pink?’ to become more aware, not only of the disease, but also of what they can do to promote early detection,” owner Jim Rymes said.