News
Whippoorwill Farm, home of the first Community Supported Agriculture program on the Vineyard, is moving its operation back to Old County Road.
In a newsletter from the farm that went out to CSA members on Tuesday, farm owner Andrew Woodruff said his decision was driven by impending new ownership for Thimble Farm, where he has operated for the past five years. A group called the Martha’s Vineyard Farm Project formed this summer to raise money and develop a plan to buy Thimble Farm.
Steve Morris of Oak Bluffs became a three-time derby winner on Sunday when he went home with a brand new 22-foot Eastern with an outboard an trailer for catching the largest bluefish from the shore, a 14.86-pounder.
Richard Penney, who caught a 46.15-pound striped bass from a boat, got the keys to a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.
The two grand prize winners were among more than 100 fishermen who won prizes in the 66th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish derby this year.
Wed at Allen Farm
Chelsea Cheyenne Ives and Sean Michael Kelley were married on Sept. 10 at the Allen Farm in Chilmark. Chelsea is the daughter of Clare and Peter Ives of Aquinnah. Sean is the son of Paula and Michael Kelley of Newburyport. The couple currently lives in Chicago, Ill.
Erin Coughlin to Marry
Carol Lashnits and Kevin Coughlin are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Lashnits Coughlin to Daniel Herman. Erin and Daniel are currently living in New Haven, Conn., where Erin is studying to become a family nurse practitioner at Yale’s School of Nursing. Daniel, who recently received his PhD from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, is employed as a professor of American literature. They plan to marry in Septembers 2012 at Pilot Hill Farm in Vineyard Haven.
Announcing Gunnar
Deborah and Christopher Cini of West Tisbury are pleased to announce the birth of their son Gunnar Richard Lee Cini on Oct. 5, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Gunnar weighted 4 pounds, 4 ounces at birth. His grandparents are Marcia and William Cini of Tisbury and Shirley Lundgren of Chelmsford and the late Richard Lundgren.