Community
Friends, family and the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School class of 2014 filled the Trinity Park Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs on Sunday afternoon. Per tradition for the graduates, the boys wore purple caps and gowns and the girls wore white.
The 22nd annual cross-Island hike, hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission, brought in record numbers, with over 100 walkers starting at Lambert’s Cove at 8 a.m.
The inaugural Joseph Jerome Memorial Golf Tournament is a natural extension of efforts the Jerome family have already been making to assist other families, thanks to a memorial fund created in the fall.
Warren Spector of Chilmark and New York city and Ronald H. Rappaport of Chilmark were both elected as trustees of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital at a meeting May 24.
Fewer beach closures are expected this summer due to changes in state regulations governing swimming safety. Under the new rules, water samples will have to show high bacteria counts on two consecutive days before a beach is closed.
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard is down to three guinea pigs for adoption. Sci-fi fans would love these little critters. They all have brilliant red eyes! There are two girls, Lucy and Ethel, and one boy, Robert.