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Mr. Uranker Works on Eagle
An Oak Bluffs wood-carver has been commissioned to do repair work on the tall ship Eagle. Later this month, Joe Uranker will depart the Vineyard with his woodworking tools and travel to Baltimore to work on the stern board and the figurehead of the Coast Guard’s 295-foot ship.
Sengekontacket Pond remains closed to clamming but open to recreational bay scalloping, shellfish constables in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs confirmed yesterday. The constables said they are awaiting word this morning on the state’s latest sampling of the pond done this week. If the results are positive, the pond could be opened to shellfishing today. Both towns will post information on their Web sites as it becomes available.
Seastreak Family Deal
Seastreak Martha’s Vineyard is offering a family deal in which two children under the age of 12 can ride free for each paying adult on the high-speed ferry, from now through the end of November. Parents, grandparents and kids can enjoy the one-hour ferry service between Martha’s Vineyard and New Bedford.
Cochlodinium, the rust-colored algae bloom that has turned up in Cape Pogue and Sengekontacket Ponds, has now invaded Lagoon Pond, Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group director Rick Karney confirmed this week. The algae was found in the west arm of the Lagoon.
One day last April 91 Islanders visited the Island Food Pantry. Each person collected their allotted three bags of donated food, which meant 273 bags were distributed in a single day. It was a record in the pantry’s 30-year history.
That number is expected to climb in the coming year, pantry director Armen Hanjian said this week.
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