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Ah spring! In addition to green grass and blossoming trees it also brings us pets caught in the Vineyard Shuffle of limited rentals. Forced to move to make room for summer visitors, tenants are often faced with having to relinquish their pets due to the no-pet policies of landlords. If in need, the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard stands ready to find new homes for your furry friends. At the moment we have a new mother tabby cat who delivered her five kittens under a house in Edgartown. Mama cat looks sleek and well-fed. She must have been someone’s pet.
Martha’s Vineyard Community Tennis will sponsor an adult beginning tennis clinic at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, on the clay courts of Farm Neck in Oak Bluffs. The clinic is designed for people 18 years or older who have never played or have very little tennis experience. The cost is $15 and lunch is included. Racquets and balls will be provided but those with racquets should bring them.
Falmouth Academy will host an admissions open house from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 for families interested in finding out more about the school. Falmouth Academy students, teachers and parents will discuss their experiences at the school. A van will pick up Vineyard families at 12:45 p.m. in Woods Hole and return to Woods Hole in time for the 3:45 p.m. ferry.
With just two weeks to go until Memorial Day weekend, restaurants are making their final preparations for the season: sprucing up interiors, finalizing menus and making new hires. And while most of those hires are waitstaff and kitchen crew, some establishments have new leadership in the chefs themselves. Several Island chefs have moved to new homes, bringing different flavors to establishments from Menemsha to the Tisbury Marketplace.
The annual Evening Under the Stars benefitting the Martha’s Vineyard cancer support group is on Tuesday, May 14, at Lattanzi’s Restaurant, 19 Church street in Edgartown, beginning at 6 p.m. The charitable group, now in its 26th year, provides emotional and financial support to Island cancer patients and their families. More than 400 Vineyard families have received assistance, totaling over $58,000 in grants last year alone. More than $500,000 has been given over the years to those on the Vineyard dealing with the stress that comes with cancer.
For a year and a half, meetings about Island veterans health care drew crowds expressing their outrage at the long wait for on-Island health care. But on Wednesday, about seven months after a contract was finally in place, the tone was quite different: instead of concerns, there was mostly silence, and instead of outrage there was appreciation.