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Jeyse Dias Carvalho and Ramon Carvalho of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Miguel Dias Carvalho, born on Feb. 6, 2013 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Miguel weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces at birth.
Gail Lynn Herman of Oak Bluffs, Ana Cristina Jurczyk of Edgartown and Olivia Marie Higham of Vineyard Haven have been named to the dean’s list at U
Caitlin Serpa of West Tisbury has been named to the dean’s list at UMass Amherst for the fall 2012 semester.
Vineyard commercial fishermen will soon be able to dispose of their fishing gear debris for free through a partnership involving a federal program, Island and off-Island businesses and the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery District. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s program Fishing For Energy aims to cut down on the illegal dumping of debris offshore. The program will run Feb. 27 to March 27.
The federal program has been around since 2008 and has been a success, including on Cape Cod.
The Eagles have landed. In closely-matched, hard-fought games at the middle school basketball championships Tuesday night, the Edgartown School girls’ and boys’ teams both took home trophies.
Trees are ready to come down, property markers have been staked and utilities are being prepared for relocation at the blinker intersection in Oak Bluffs, with all signs pointing to one direction: the roundabout project is set to begin.
Massachusetts department of transportation spokesman Michael Verseckes said this week selective trees in the area will soon be cleared in order to relocate underground wiring and make way for impending construction. If all goes according to plan, Mr. Verseckes said, the state-funded project could be completed as early as May.