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With Massachusetts voters being asked in November to decide whether to legalize medical marijuana, the Dukes County Youth Task Force has come out against the proposal, saying it would exacerbate existing marijuana use by Island teens.
“The Youth Task Force feels committed to opposing ballot question three, primarily based on the fact we don’t want there be more access for kids for marijuana,” task force coordinator Theresa Manning told the Gazette.
Her flower studio looks more like a temporary movie or stage set than a place of business. Filled with silver vases, vintage glass bottles, ribbons and buckets of fall blooms — among them stunning red, magenta and saffron-colored dahlias — this is the front office for Krishana Collins, flower farmer. The building is an old farm structure that looks like a miniature house, with aging shingles weathered white trim and casement windows, and one long side wall completely chopped off.
It had been 62 years since Cynthia Riggs had heard from Howard Attebery. The two had worked together during the summer of 1950 at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, sorting and counting plankton at the San Diego laboratory. At 18 years old, Ms. Riggs was a long way from her home in West Tisbury. It was the first time she had ever travelled to the West Coast but she was eager to emerge herself in scientific life.
An Edgartown man facing charges of illegally practicing law and taking money from clients was arraigned this month on charges of identity fraud.
The Martha’s Vineyard United Under-14 girls’ travel soccer team maintains a perfect 7-0 record after defeating Weymouth 3-2 at home last Saturday. Although Weymouth struck first — the first time Martha’s Vineyard has trailed all season — the purple-and-black roared back in the second half. Adelaide Keene scored the equalizing goal, which was followed by two goals by Whitney Schroeder. Weymouth found the net again before the game’s end, but the Vineyard defense held on for the win.
Mike Miller, former assistant coach for the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks, has been named head coach for next season. Mr. Miller takes over for Ernie May, who is working to add a new baseball team to the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. The Sharks have been part of the Futures League since its inception in 2011.
Mr. Miller’s shoes will be filled by two former Sharks: catcher Anthony Corona and closer Ryan Morris will both be assistant coaches for the 2013 team.