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Dean’s List
Samantha Rose Smith of Chilmark has been named to the dean’s list at Bridgewater State University for the spring 2012 semester. Ms. Smith is majoring in Sociology, Early Childhood Education, Special Education and Sign Language.
The work gloves were destined for Pimpneymouse Farm, the truffle butter for the home of a well-known cookbook author whose specialty is grilling. But those and a lot of other items delivered to Chappaquiddick in packages via UPS never made it to their final destinations because they were allegedly intercepted by a person who has since been arrested and charged with theft.
We ordinarily associate fire with devastation, a barely controllable force that overtakes everything in its path. The metaphor is used throughout Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke’s Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, which screened before a sold-out crowd of over 300 people Wednesday night at the Chilmark Community Center. The showing was followed by two lengthy discussion sessions nearly the duration of the film itself (the documentary is 95 minutes long).
Al Nugent of Edgartown was one of four member of the Hobart College Sailing team who received a commendation at the college’s annual Block H Awards dinner. Mr. Nugent received the Most Improved Sailor Award.
Dean’s List
Alexia Schroeder of West Tisbury, Jess Swaringen of Oak Bluffs and James Todd of Oak Bluffs have been named to the dean’s list at Villanova University for the spring 2012 semester.
Michael San Soucie
In memory of Michael A. San Soucie, who died May 18, 2010, family and friends are invited to gather at Menemsha Harbor Beach for a celebration of life potluck picnic on Sunday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m.