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State and local fisheries officials said Thursday that toxic bacteria in oysters caught in shallow waters off Wellfleet do not present a similar threat to Vineyard oysters, but nevertheless urged shellfishermen in all coastal areas to take precautions, including refrigerating oysters as soon as possible after catching them.
The Chilmark selectmen this week endorsed a formal appeal to the U.S. Coast Guard’s rejected insurance claims for the Menemsha boathouse fire.
At their meeting Tuesday, the selectmen unanimously voted to approve an appeal letter written by town counsel Ronald H. Rappaport that questions the outcome of the investigation into the cause of the July 2010 fire and challenges the Coast Guard’s dismissal of the claim due to the belief the fire started on town property.
With town meeting season over, some Islanders gathered with state Sen. Dan Wolf last Saturday morning to celebrate all six towns passing resolutions against the Supreme Court Citizens United case.
Next Saturday, May 26, the West Tisbury Church is hosting a tour of several up-Island gardens. All of the gardens are located on private residences and so, ordinarily, remain hidden to all but the birds and hungry rabbits and deer. But for one day the owners of these gardens have agreed to share the natural abundance they have created and tended. The event is a fundraiser for the upkeep of the historic church, itself a thing of aesthetic beauty.
The tour includes five gardens in all.
Preschool Open House
The Chilmark Preschool is hosting an open house on Saturday, May 19, from 9 to 11 a.m.
Meet the teachers, tour the facility, and learn about the curriculum. It’s never too early to start learning calculus, you know.
Actually, the Chilmark Preschool prides itself on a play-based program. It serves children ages 2 years, nine months to 5-years-old, Island-wide. For more details, call 508-645-2562, extension 110.
it was all about sparkles at the high school junior prom Saturday: the sequins on prom gowns, the silver stars hanging in the Edgartown Yacht Club, the sun hitting the water in Edgartown Harbor, the excitement of the juniors as they gathered for their big night.
Students walked into Yacht Club wearing their tuxes and gowns — purple was a popular color, and sequins were abundant — past a crowd of parental paparazzi snapping pictures and squid fishermen on the pier.