Bravo, Michelle

Stonehill College recently named Edgartown resident Michelle S. Alton, a member of the class of 2011, to its dean’s list for the spring 2009 semester.

Community Center Opens

The Chilmark Community Center will be opening for the season on July 1. Registration will take place on Tuesday, June 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. As always, the center has a full range of activities for all age groups both morning and evenings. Chilmark and Aquinnah residents should look for the booklet in their mailboxes early next week and anyone can stop by the center to pick up a copy.

The rainy and windy weather last Tuesday postponed the start of Featherstone Center for the Arts’ 4th Annual Flea and Fine Arts Market. The market will officially begin on Tuesday, June 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over ninety vendors will showcase fine art, folk art, photography, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, clothing, accessories, flowers, vintage linens, antiques and collectibles each week. Refreshments are also on sale and live music will be featured throughout the season.

Shelter Hours

The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard in Edgartown (at the former MSPCA location) is open Wednesday to Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Student Achievement

Paul and Diane Watts proudly announce the graduation of their daughter, Kimberly A.W. Peaslee, from Franklin Pierce Law Center with a J.D. Degree in Intellectual Properties on May 16 in Concord, N.H.

Kimberly will also receive a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Dartmouth College on June 14, earning Suma Cum Laud designation. She was awarded the $10,000 Donald W. Banner Corporate Intern Scholarship by the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation.