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Donn A. Randall and Sally Lodge Randall of Wellesley and East Chop and Dr. Gerald A. Beltz and Dr. Barbara Symonds Beltz of Lexington and Edgartown proudly announce the engagement of their children, Amy Armstrong Randall and Christopher Wichman Beltz.
Nicole and Matthew Cancellare of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Cruz Carter Cancellare, born on Dec. 7 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Cruz weighed 7 pounds, 12.8 ounces at birth.
Emily M. Cavanagh and James Reuben Fitzgerald of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia Katherine Fitzgerald, born on Dec. 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Olivia weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces at birth.
Just after 12 p.m. on December 12, 2012, Eric Gaudette and Stacy Northrop were married atop the East Chop Lighthouse.
A handful of friends and family joined them, including long-time friends Barry Stone and Rebecca Cohen.
“They told us three weeks ago ‘We’re getting married on 12-12-12,’” said Ms. Cohen. “Eric said, ‘Barry, you’re going to be the best man, and Rebecca, you’re going to stand in as my mother.’”
A mechanical Santa wrote with a quill inside Moonstone Jewelers window, a mannequin fashioned a poinsettia dress in Alley Cat’s and a toy train zipped around photographs of snowy Vineyard days inside Island Art Gallery.
All were admired by the crowds assembled on Main street in Vineyard Haven on Tuesday, but Mix’s storefront — adorned with vintage toys stuffed in coffee cups — earned the best window award, given by four high school art students.
Parsnips, celery root and house-made bacon swam alongside the “usual suspects” in Matthew Safranek’s clam chowder at the 27th Great Chowder Contest in Edgartown on Saturday.
Mr. Safranek, a chef at Atria, joined 10 other contestants in the annual Christmas throwdown, a fundraiser for the Red Stocking Fund that has been sponsored by radio station WMVY for the past 10 years.