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There apparently is a lot more Vineyard sole left to be fished.
For the first time, Massachusetts commercial fishermen failed this year to reach their quota for harvesting fluke. As a result, the commercial fluke fishery, which normally closes by the end of the summer, is still open.
Dan McKiernan, deputy director of the state Division of Marine Fisheries, called it a “success story.” But local fishermen said the facts are more complicated.
Results are in from Octoberfish, a fishing contest sponsored by Larry’s Tackle Shop after the annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.
Jeff Komarinetz caught the biggest striped bass from a boat on Oct. 19. The fish weighed 26.85 pounds and was caught from a kayak.
Tony Rezendes Jr., caught the largest shore striped bass on the first day of the month. The fish weighed 25.79 pounds.
With the exception of the football team, which has three games remaining on its schedule, the regular fall season wrapped up last week.
West Tisbury To Hold
Focus Groups on Design
The West Tisbury Public Library will host a series of targeted focus groups in November, part of its ongoing effort to gather community comment on the proposed renovation and expansion of its facility.
Purple and green lights, a vibrant contrast to the orange tungsten that lights up the fall, flicker from within a small one-room building on State Road. There’s a class going on inside; Kimberly Cartwright, one of the founders of the Om of Motion studio, is leading Wednesday night Old School Spin.
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Building a senior center was a hard sell to Tisbury voters many years ago. So when fans and friends gathered on Sunday to celebrate the Tisbury senior center’s 20th anniversary, it was a festive occasion.
Center director Joyce Stiles-Tucker recalled her 32 years of working for the town seniors, first as a coordinator and later as director of the center. Much of her time in those early years was spent advocating for the center and services for seniors. It was not always an easy journey, she said.