Master’s Degree

Emma Green-Beach, of Oak Bluffs, received a master of science degree in ecology and evolution from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in May. She is currently employed by the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole.

Salamone — Tierney

Kathryn and John Salamone of Kinnelon, N.J., happily announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer, to Joseph K. Tierney 3rd, the son of Amy and Joseph K. Tierney Jr. of Vineyard Haven.

A 2007 graduate of Merrimack College in North Andover, Jennifer also holds a master’s degree in information and library sciences from Drexel University in Philadelphia. She is currently assistant manager of the Andover Bookstore in Andover.

Herring are back and the numbers are stronger compared with a year ago. Also known as alewives, herring are one of the true coastal signs of spring and considered essential bait fish in the food chain.

While the reports of numbers this spring are improved over last year, they are at best cautiously optimistic. A state moratorium prohibiting the catching of herring has been in place since 2005. The ban was a response to a dramatic drop in the numbers of fish returning in the spring of 2004 and before. Recovery has been slow, if at all, until this spring.

Halfway through a marathon Oak Bluffs selectmen’s meeting Tuesday where a ban on amplified music was under discussion, the board voted to go into an unusual executive session to discuss police union bargaining and a personnel matter.

Students Recognized

The Tisbury School held its Recognition Day for the fifth through eighth grades on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. During the ceremony, all students were recognized for their individual contributions towards a positive school environment. Students were honored for the strengths they bring. The following special awards were also given:

Jeffrey T. Goodale Memorial Award to Coralee LaRue – grade 5.

Dorothy Larkosh Roberts Award to Sienna Dice – grade 6.

All-American Sailor

Emily Reich of Oak Bluffs was named to the 2011 Intercollegiate Sailing Association All-American Team earlier this month. Ms. Reich, a crew member who competes in co-ed sailing, is a junior at Old Dominion College in Virginia. She is one of just 20 collegiate sailors to be selected as an All-American Crew member this year.