News
While the world trembles with renewed concerns over nuclear power, one government body is pushing to rein in the harmful, and perhaps wider-reaching, effects of more traditional power sources. Although there are no coal-fired power plants on the Vineyard, the Island’s isolation has not immunized it from distant emissions. Last week the Environmental Protection agency announced that it would begin to crack down on such pollutants, chief among them mercury, a familiar, and unwelcome, element in the Vineyard ecosystem.
Efforts to further restrict the harvesting of lobsters by this summer were delayed this week. Fisheries managers will not impose any additional restrictions on lobster fishing for at least another year because they have not yet agreed on a clear set of restrictions to bring to public hearings, a necessary first step towards finalizing new regulations.
The next meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s lobster management board won’t take place until August.
Severe deficiencies in Edgartown’s wastewater department annual audit have prompted a fraud investigation by the Massachusetts’ district attorney office and state police.
The thieves who broke into six homes in Edgartown over the past 10 days did not take jewelry, electronics, cash or any other valuables. They were after one thing only: prescription medications.
But that is not the outstanding fact about the cases, notes Detective Sergeant Chris Dolby of the Edgartown Police Department. Nor is the fact that the break-ins were carried out brazenly in broad daylight. The salient fact is that in three of the six houses the thieves targeted, they found what they were looking for.
Announcing Shane
Kate and Chris Harding of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Shane Michael Harding, born on March 22, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Shane weighed 8 pounds at birth and is also welcomed by big brother Ryan.
David Debuts
Adriana and Carlos Ferreira of Tisbury announce the birth of a son, David Evaristo Ferreira, born on March 16, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. David weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces at birth.