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The gates opened on Thursday morning for the 152nd annual Agricultural Fair, and within minutes the livestock judging was underway, six horses cantered around the show ring, and a person scaled the portable rock wall at the edge of the food area.
More than 30 years ago Dr. Donald Berwick began seeing patients in the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital emergency room. At the time, the ER was staffed by visiting physicians on weekends, so he helped set up the schedule and find the doctors a place to stay for the night. Since then, he has stopped seeing patients, was temporarily appointed by President Obama as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Washington, D.C., and in June, declared his campaign for governor of Massachusetts.
Carole Lee Sylva and Matthew Flanders are happy to announce their engagement. Carole Lee is the daughter of Roger and Gloria Sylva of West Tisbury. Matthew is the son of Brian and Noreen Flanders of Vineyard Haven. An Island wedding is being planned for the fall of 2014.
Aimee and Paul Cotton along with big sisters Grace and Caroline of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Samuel James Cotton, born on August 9, 2013 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Samuel weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces at birth.
Melissa Schellhammer and Beau Begin of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Juniper Kai Begin, born on August 9, 2013 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Juniper weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth.
In 1981, attorney and civil rights activist Vernon Jordan gave the Commencement Address at the University of Pennsylvania. His daughter Vicky was in the graduating class and Mr. Jordan was awarded an honorary degree by Penn president Sheldon Hackney.