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Oyster Farms by the Numbers
• In 2011 oyster farmers in Edgartown harvested 3,040 bushels of oysters valued at $729,000.
• In 2010 oyster farmers in Edgartown harvested 2,125 bushels of oysters valued at $510,000
• 20,000 oysters are moved on Katama Bay every week
• There are 1,276 acres in Katama Bay; 12 acres are devoted to oyster farms
• An oyster seed is 1.5 millimeters in diameter.
• The minimum size for a harvested oyster is three inches.
Mosquito Awareness
It may not be the sort of event you want to celebrate, but it is worthy of note.
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week begins Sunday, June 24, and the County of Dukes County is asking you to do all you can to keep unwanted guests from buzzing around your summer fun.
Announcing Colton
Kelly M. O’Connell and Leland N. Sylva 3rd of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Colton Michael Sylva, born on June 17, 2012 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Colton weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce at birth. He joins big brother Leland N. Sylva 4th.
The Cubs will defend their championship title tomorrow at Veira Park against the winner of Thursday’s A’s-Pirates game (scores were unavailable at press time). Game time is at 11 a.m.
The team clinched their spot in the title game with an exciting 5-4 win over the Tigers Wednesday night, pushing the contest into extra innings before Aidan Aliberti launched a walkoff homer in the seventh.
Tucked away on a hill in West Tisbury rests an unlikely young girl. She’s over six feet tall, has ears as big as hub caps and is stuffed with thrift store rubble. Her name is Ellie the elephant, and she’s waiting to become the newest addition to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival’s Cinema Circus.
A sweeping harbor improvement plan is now in the works for Menemsha thanks to a hefty grant awarded to the town of Chilmark this spring from the Massachusetts Seaport Advisory Council.
Chilmark selectmen discussed the plan at their weekly meeting Tuesday night, which calls for building new concrete and wooden docks throughout the pier system in the historic fishing village.