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Anna (Zen) Hughes of West Tisbury was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Janelle Fortes of Vineyard Haven, Lucas Pisano of Vineyard Haven and Taylor Stone of Edgartown have been named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Savannah College of Art and Design.
Mariah HallBilsback of West Tisbury was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Gettysburg College.
On an unseasonably chilly Friday evening in Vineyard Haven, Juliska on Main street is packed, though oddly quiet save for the occasional “yum... this is good” and a persistent scrape of silverware on plates. Odd sounds for a store devoted to tablewear.
Behind a table Chrissy Kinsman stands beaming. In front of her are the reasons for the night’s reverie. Pies, lots of them.
A superior court case revolving around an old Linden tree on Main street Edgartown was dismissed Tuesday. But after the dust had settled, both sides in the case agreed to go to work on the issue that reaches beyond a legal dispute over tree roots — the need to restore the decrepit building known as the Yellow House which sits in the center of the village.
Mrs. Louisa Gould and Mr. James Beecher Lamont of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, James Maxwell Gould-Lamont, on June 8 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. James Maxwell weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 inches long.
The 11th annual Vineyard Streetball Classic, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, is Wednesday, July 3 at Niantic Park in Oak Bluffs. Opening rounds begin at 10 a.m. Participants can register at the Niantic courts tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and at same-day registration beginning at 8 a.m. tomorrow in the tent next to the courts. The tournament highlights students ages 9 to 18 years old. Each team of three to five players battles through a series of double-elimination rounds with the top teams in each division receiving trophies at the end of the day. Call 508-687-0418 for more information.
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has appealed a decision that blocks its right to intervene in a federal lawsuit concerning the state’s casino law.
In the original lawsuit, private developer K.G. Urban Enterprises argues that a provision in the 2011 gaming act is unconstitutional.