Please Adopt Us

Our small family of adoptable cats has been joined by Manfred, the most handsome Maine coon cat you have ever seen. He is a multi-colored gray, big boy with all the attributes of the coon cat: fluffy tail and large tufted ears; you must see him! He joins Max, the shy, mostly white cat; Pearl, the all-white elderly lady who would so love to find a nice soft lap to sit on; and Foosa, our beautiful all-black, affectionate lap cat (we can’t understand why no one has grabbed him up).

Maximus Arrives

Simma Rashba and Harry Parris of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Maximus Noah Parris, born on Jan. 6, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Maximus weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces at birth.

Hello, Troy

Anastasia and Jonas Cavallo of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Troy Cassius Cavallo born on Dec. 30, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Troy weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces at birth.

Garden Club Meeting

The Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club will hold its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Wakeman Center. Speaker Laura Coit will present the program, Learning About Life While Designing a Border. Hospitality hour follows the meeting. Everyone interested in gardening, flower arranging, native flora and preserving the best qualities of the Island environment is welcome. The meeting is free of charge for members; $5 for nonmembers. For details, call 508-693-5334.

The Mansion House is offering Vineyarders a $25 stay in the historic downtown hotel, to celebrate 25 years of ownership by Susan and Sherm Goldstein.

All guests enjoy free use of the health club, classes and pool, along with complimentary breakfast in Zephrus.

When Susan, then a teacher in the West Tisbury School, and Sherm, who worked for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, purchased the Tisbury Inn on Main street, they said: “We’re looking to be open year-round, to really bring the public into the hotel.”

Stanton-Armstrong

Norma and Richard Stanton of Edgartown are pleased to announce the October 2009 marriage of their daughter, Julie Hart Stanton, of Norwell and Edgartown, to Jeffery Mark Armstrong, the son of Donald and Bonnie Armstrong of Duxbury. The couple will reside in Norwell.