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Ice Hockey Tournament
The 15th Annual Fairleigh S. Dickinson Tournament takes place this weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard Arena. The varsity Vineyard boys hit the ice at 7 p.m. on Saturday for their first game, taking on the Lynnfield Pioneers. The Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins play the Masconomet Chieftans at 5 p.m.
The tournament consolation game will be played on Sunday at 1 p.m. The championship game takes place on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Ah, the first signs of spring: Crocuses are in bloom, animals are emerging drowsily from their burrows and the forecast is pleasant. Wait, what month is this?
On Wednesday Ben Sipprell, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service forecast office in Taunton, confirmed what Islanders who spend any amount of time outdoors already know: This has been an extremely mild winter, with temperatures for the area averaging five to six degrees above normal.
Lorna E. Chambers-Andrade, RN, PhD, a resident of Edgartown, was honored at the 40th anniversary celebration of the New England Regional Black Nurses Association in Boston at the Copley Marriott Hotel on Feb. 10. She was the seventh elected president of the association, from 2002 to 2004.
Over 300 people attended the celebration. The founder, Dr. E. Lorraine Baugh, is a year-round resident of Oak Bluffs.
Marie Araujo, a registered nurse from Edgartown and also a former member and officer of the association, was unable to attend the celebration.
Delmont Araujo, a senior at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, has been selected to play for the South squad in this years Shriners All-Star football game.
The game will be played in Gillette Stadium on Friday, June 15.
The county communications center, a hub for all dispatches from police, fire and other public safety agencies, is about to go underground. In two months, the $1.5 million project to expand the space and further improve services to the county will relocate the center from a one-level, too-small ranch house at the airport into the large basement of the county’s Community Correction Center next door.
Please Adopt Us
Two stray animals from Vineyard Haven were brought to the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard this week. The first is a young female cat, probably not much more than a kitten. She has unusual coloring — orange and brownish stripes. The animal control officer, Laurie Clements, brought her in on Feb 9. The other stray animal is a lop-eared, light gray and brown bunny, also from Vineyard Haven. Please call the shelter if either of these animals belongs to you.