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Ashley Cimeno and Christopher Hathaway of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Christopher Scott Hathaway, born on May 1 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Melissa Braillard and Scott Braillard of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Carter Louis Braillard, born on April 30 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
The U.S. Coast Guard plans to eventually sell the scenic lighthouse in Woods Hole that dates to 1828 and is familiar to Islanders and sailors. Today the Coast Guard will take down a steel tower that sits nearby and is no longer in use.
Volunteer firefighters from four towns responded quickly and effectively Sunday afternoon to extinguish a fast-moving brush fire near the West Tisbury School on a blustery day.
The fire burned between an acre and a half to two acres of forested land between the Island Children’s School on Halcyon Way and the West Tisbury School, West Tisbury fire chief Manuel Estrella 3rd told the Gazette. The fire started in a mulch pile that combusted, Chief Estrella said. There were no injuries or damage to property.
In 1910, when the Vineyard was about to get its first A&P grocery store, three independent Vineyard Haven merchants decided to merge as a way to fight this new off-Island threat. Today owner Liz Packer carries on the Yankee tradition at SBS, the grain and dry goods store.
A 10-month review of the Stop & Shop expansion plan came to a close Thursday night before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. The plan has been a lightning rod for debate in Tisbury and around the Island.