Dean’s List

Benjamin Hopkins of Vineyard Haven, a member of the class of 2013 at Connecticut College, was named to the dean’s list for the 2011 fall semester.

Correction

An article in last week’s paper about business changes in Vineyard Haven incorrectly identified the name of a potential new restaurant. M.V. Winery is the name of a corporation set up by chef Josh Aronie; he has not yet chosen a name for a restaurant that he hopes to open in the fomer Che’s Lounge space, pending approval by the town.

The community group working to conserve Thimble Farm as perpetual farmland was granted a reprieve this week when the owner of the land renewed a one-year lease with current tenant Whippoorwill Farm.

Land owner Eric Grubman said yesterday the deal with Whippoorwill Farm owner Andrew Woodruff was a placeholder to ensure the land stayed active while organizers behind the Vineyard Farm Project, the coalition of farmers and conservationists seeking to preserve the land, crafted a plan.

Dinner and a Room

Welcome Kauâ

Marli Duarte and Anche Duarte of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Kauâ Luiz Batista Macena, born on Jan. 13 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Kaua weighed 8 pounds, 3.5 ounces at birth.

After nearly an hour of contentious and sometimes emotional debate, West Tisbury selectmen voted Wednesday to banish two dogs from the Island that killed more than a dozen chickens and geese in the past several months.

The selectmen decided against euthanizing the Akitas and will instead craft an agreement that will keep the dogs permanently off the Vineyard. The vote was two to one with selectman and chairman of the board Jeffrey (Skipper) Manter 3rd casting the dissenting vote.