News
Hello Logan
Samantha BenDavid and Robert Manning of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Logan James Manning, born on Feb. 2. 2012, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Logan weighed 9 pounds, 7.5 ounces at birth and joins big sister Ryleigh and big brother Robbie.
On the surface, not much has changed at the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard in the past few years. The unassuming building on Pennywise Path in Edgartown still draws Vineyarders old and young searching for the perfect new friend. Inside, shelves of pet care books line one side of the front office, next to a stand of colorful collars and leashes.
By PETER BRANNEN
As New Bedford once again pushes for freight ferry service to the Vineyard, at least one man can be relied on to be a hawk-eyed observer. An inveterate letter writer and frequent contributor to the Gazette, W.R. Deeble has kept a close eye on the machinations of the Steamship Authority’s leadership since its inception, as the pendulum of influence has swung from the mainland to the Islands and back again.
Please Adopt Us
Everyone who has shown an interest in our beautiful Chesapeake Bay retriever Mackenzie will be happy to know that he has found a wonderful new home in New York state on a 300-acre farm with two ponds and some other Chessies to run with. We are thrilled. It is our fervent hope that all our animals will be so lucky.
Our cat population remains about the same; this is a slow time of year for adoptions and we hope with spring just around the corner the adoptions will begin to pick up. All of our cats are so great and healthy and lovable.
History at Home
Authors of a new book documenting the first 150 years of the agricultural fair are looking for missing premium books throughout the years. Susan Klein and Alan Brigish are in search of fair booklets from 1872, 1919 through 1925, 1929 through 1940, and all of the 1950s and 1960s. Booklet owners are asked to contact Ms. Klein at 508-693-4140.
It was an unusual week in front of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for the developers of a $1.1 million, 210-killowatt solar canopy project over the parking lots at Cronig’s Market in Vineyard Haven. Last Thursday commissioners wondered aloud why there wasn’t more opposition to the project, then on Monday the commission announced that it faced a possible conflict of interest and would likely delay a vote on the project.