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The best-of-three playoff series between the Sharks and the Torrington Titans continues tonight at home on the Vineyard. First pitch is at 7 p.m. If the Sharks win tonight, they will lock up a spot in the second round of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League playoffs.
Despite stormy weather, spirits were high at the Vineyard House Water Tasting, which drew a crowd of over 300 supporters. Vineyard House was founded in 1997, and is Martha’s Vineyard’s only sober living facility for people recovering from substance abuse.
Serena Ward and Jesse Ward of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Aaron Summers Ward, born on August 6 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
President Obama has kept a low profile during the first two days of his vacation, venturing out only for golf, and even that has been low key. The president, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia arrived on the Vineyard early Saturday afternoon.
David Melly, 21, of Newton won the Chilmark Road Race with a time of 15:43.31. Sheridan Wilbur, 17, of North Smithfield, R.I., won first place for the women with a time of 18:24.55.
The president, first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia landed in Marine One under clear blue skies on a picture-perfect August day. By mid-afternoon the president was out on the links at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs.
