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The Guinness Book of World Records has a category called biggest zit, and one for the most people blowing their nose at the same time. But while a category exists for largest temporary maze, and largest permanent maze, there is no category for a portable maze — yet. That day may come, though, if you ask Sean O’Malley, Ryan O’Malley, Jared Koster or Perry Bliss. These enterprising 12 year-olds make up the board of the Giant Maze Project, and they’ve got a maze they think would easily dominate the portable maze category for a long time.

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Jamie Spears Vanderhoop and William Durwood Vanderhoop of Aquinnah announce the birth of a son, Sowanahsh William Spears Vanderhoop, born on August 16 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Sowanahsh weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.

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With bouquets all around, the ownership of historic Tea Lane Farm in Chilmark was formally handed to flower farmer Krishana Collins this week.

Ms. Collins attended the selectmen’s meeting Tuesday to sign a long-term lease with the town for the farmhouse.

“Let’s make it happen,” said selectman Warren Doty. “Let’s give her the keys and let’s have her own the farm.”

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On Tuesday afternoon, Vineyard Field was quiet; a breeze tinged with fall kicked up some dust next to the batting cages. The bounce houses were deflated, the food stands empty and there were just two people on the field, tossing a ball back and forth.

Martha’s Vineyard Sharks general manager Jerry Murphy loaded a tub of purple-and-black gear into his car before a meeting with some of this summer’s host families. He’d just put in another order for merchandise; the summer supply was sold out and still in demand.

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When the Sharks come for the summer, they need a place to stay.

“Host families are our backbone,” general manager Jerry Murphy said. “Without them, we don’t have a team.”

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A group of Chappaquiddick residents who believe a rental property on the small island runs afoul of town zoning bylaws brought their concerns before the Edgartown selectmen this week.

Earlier in the summer, Chappy residents came to the planning board and the board of health to express concern about rental homes owned by Stephen Olsson. According to the board of health, the homes were advertised on a vacation rental site as having bedrooms beyond what was permitted. Residents were concerned that the properties represented commercial use in a residential area.

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