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Jennifer LoRusso and Joel Glickman of Chilmark announce the birth of their daughter, Stella Delfina Glickman, born on Dec. 30, 2011, in San Francisco, Calif.
The sea dogs are headed to the bank, the Chilmark bank to be specific.
This month, through March 2, Lisa Vanderhoop will be holding an exhibit of her photography at the Sovereign Bank located across from the Chilmark Community Center.
She is also branching out. The exhibit features numerous valentine cards of the dogs, cats (what will the sea dogs say?), birds and a host of other animals. For more details, visit vineyardseadogs.com.
As the federal government presses ahead with plans to develop wind farms on a 1,300-square-mile plot of ocean south of the Vineyard, on Monday night the Island had its turn to have a say about it.
Representatives from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, accompanied by members of the Gov. Deval Patrick administration and Cape and Islands Rep. Timothy Madden, came to the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven Monday to solicit public comment as part of a call for information announced on Feb. 6.
With sweeping support Chilmark voters approved the long-term leasing of the historic Tea Lane Farm house at a special town meeting Monday night.
The vote was 62 to 5.
This was the fourth time selectmen have come before voters with a plan to return the property to a working farm. Selectmen said offering a 75-year lease on the property as-is was the best option so far.
On Valentine’s Day why settle for just one suitor when you can fall in love with a host of Island poets, without ever leaving your home, no less?
On Feb. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. MVTV will host a live reading hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Poetry Society. Tune into channel 13 to catch the scene or to get close-up and personal with your favorite poets, some of whom will be singing their odes. Contact [email protected] to be part of the studio audience.
For more information, call 508-627-4929.
In another reverse decision, the West Tisbury selectmen did not sign a euthanization order over the weekend that would have ordered two Akitas to be destroyed.
The selectmen were set to sign the order at a special meeting Saturday afternoon, but selectman Richard Knabel said Monday he would not make a motion to sign the euthanization order due to a new proposal in the community to place the dogs in different ownership.