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Like the famous snowman with a corncob pipe and a button nose, Edgartown will come to life this weekend for the 30th annual Christmas in Edgartown celebration, a weekend of events that would put even the North Pole to shame.
The Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust will explore the possible acquisition of the Carnegie building which houses the Edgartown Public Library, if the town moves ahead with its plan to relocate the library to a new site.
New Dollar Tree Sprouts
At West Tisbury Library
The West Tisbury Library Foundation, Inc. hopes to grow its fund-raising efforts, thanks to a new dollar tree program announced this week.
For each $1 donation the West Tisbury Free Public Library receives, the foundation will add a leaf inscribed with the donor’s name to a paper tree on the library’s wall. An anonymous donor has offered to match every $1 donation up to $1,000.
Welcome Francesco
Julia and Daniele Bracaglia of Selkirk, N.Y. announce the birth of a son, Francesco Edoardo Calvino Bracaglia, born on Sept. 27 in Albany, N.Y. Francesco’s mother has vacationed annually on the Vineyard since her birth, and his maternal grandmother, Nancy Noble Gardner, has been a summer resident since 1953.
The fate of two French bulldogs named Toy Boy and Leona have prompted a criminal charge against the dogs’ former caregiver.
By SARA BROWN
The fate of two French bulldogs named Toy Boy and Leona have prompted a criminal charge against the dogs’ former caregiver.
Kelly Slavin, 37, of Fairhaven, was arraigned Dec. 2 on a perjury charge in Edgartown district court stemming from her assertion that she had the dogs and was ready to turn them over to the owner, Charlene Garcia of West Tisbury.
Instead, according to allegations, the dogs had been surrendered to an animal control officer more than a year ago and placed in adoptive homes.
Adrianna Arrives
Jennifer and Russell Welsh of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Adrianna Marie Welsh, born on Nov. 17 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Adrianna Marie weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. She joins big brother Hunter.