News
Mark Lovewell
New Beauty: The small island of land by the Triangle in Edgartown received a major upgrade just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. The beautification committee of Edgartown is responsible for the improvements, including a Welcome to Edgartown sign, grassy areas and perennial beds. Joe Uranker (pictured) did the woodcarving of the sign and installed it.
West Tisbury Town Meeting
The kid had forgotten his shoes. He was a co-captain of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School tennis team and the team was playing one of its final contests of the season, an away match against Duxbury. He had no choice. He asked head coach Ned Fennessy the only question possible: What size shoe do you wear?
The new Tisbury fire station, also known as the emergency services facility (ESF), will open in July according to building committee chairman Joe Tierney. The building was originally slated to open last July, and its opening date has been pushed back a number of times due to construction flaws and ongoing negotiations with the project’s architect and its contractors about payment. In February Mr. Tierney announced that the building would open April 1.
New Hampshire Graduates
The following students graduated from the University of New Hampshire on Saturday, May 19: Timothy McHugh of Edgartown, with a Master’s in Economics, and Sarah Nelson of Vineyard Haven, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fine arts. Ms. Nelson graduated with cum laude honors.
For the second season in a row, every eligible Vineyard team qualified for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association tournament. This also marks the first time ever that all spring teams have made the tournament, football and softball coach and former athletic director Donald Herman said. Just three Vineyard teams have missed the MIAA postseason this year.