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Members of the Tri-Town Ambulance Department are suiting up for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The volunteers picked up custom-made shirts featuring the Island encircled by a pink breast cancer ribbon during a meeting on Wednesday.
Nancy Luce was born at home in West Tisbury on August 23, 1814. She is remembered as a bit of a loner. But a visit to her gravestone won’t reveal that. Today, her marble gravestone is decorated with chickens of all sizes and colors, although it’s unclear when or why the tradition started.
Falmouth Academy
Falmouth Academy is hosting its fall admissions open house on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. at its Highfield Drive campus. There will be student-guided tours and presentations from faculty.
Falmouth Academy is a co-ed, independent day school for students in grades seven through 12. For more information about the open house or to arrange a visit to Falmouth Academy, contact director of admissions Mike Earley at 508-457-9696 or via email at [email protected] or visit falmouthacademy.org.
A search committee has been appointed to find a replacement for the outgoing executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.
A big orange male cat found as a stray in Vineyard Haven was added to the feline population at the shelter today. He looks young, despite his large size. He has been named Morris.
Elizabeth Seabourne and William Seabourne of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Abram Trask Seabourne, born on Oct. 20 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.