News
The Island Assessors Association announces that all Island towns will be recertifying property values for fiscal year 2012.
Turn your clocks ahead before bed on Saturday, for Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday.
Meanwhile, sealovers mark the start of spring with the arrival of alewives, a.k.a. herring; a herring carcass was spotted on the shoreline of the Aquinnah herring run on Wednesday afternoon. When will the osprey return to feed on the herring?
Announcing Myrella
Marilene Baia Coelho and Maquissandro Santos Coelho of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Myrella Baia Coelho, born on Feb. 24, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Myrella weighed 8 pounds, 4.5 ounces at birth.
Welcome Callie
Michelle Boelsen and William Oteri of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Callie Oteri, born on March 3, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Callie weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at birth.
Everyday life can easily turn into theatre. Political theatre, familial theatre, personal theatre: We encounter it all the time. But good writers and directors can translate that onstage and make the audience connect with a scene they may have never encountered before.
Even better, playwrights, directors and actors can translate it into one-act plays.
This fall, the American Heart Association announced new standards in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for everyone from healthcare professionals to the lay public. Called the 2010 ECC (Emergency Cardiovascular Care) Guidelines, these place a strong emphasis on calling 911 early to activate the Emergency Medical System, initiate early CPR, get an automatic external defibrillator to the patient and have the patient receive advanced life support.