News
Although no longer a frequent sight on the Vineyard, James Taylor is still a frequent visitor in the hearts (and ears) of many Islanders. Over the past five decades he has been a staple of popular music winning two Grammy awards and being inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2000.
And on Wednesday, March 3, Mr. Taylor was presented with a National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.
Please Adopt Us
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard has taken in one new animal this week: a beautiful, young, brown and white guinea pig, a stray who was picked up by the Edgartown animal control officer at the Boneyard (across the street from the Stop and Shop). If you have lost this charming little critter please stop by the shelter; otherwise it will be available for adoption.
Corrections
A story about a federal court case over alleged gasoline price fixing on the Vineyard reported inaccurately on the circumstances surrounding a large loan made by wholesaler Drake Oil to gas station owner Fran Paciello. The court decision did not say that Mr. Paciello had been unable to obtain a loan through ordinary banking channels.
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An obituary for Dorothy Barker that appeared in last week’s Gazette contained the incorrect date of death. Mrs. Barker died on Feb. 21, two months after her 100th birthday.
Ethan Arrives
Anastasia Carter and Christopher Haley of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Ethan John Haley, born on Feb. 28 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Ethan weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces at birth, and joins sisters Angelina and Nicole.
She’s the talk of the Island. They’re musing about her in the coffee line at Alley’s and she is the subject of after-class rumblings at the Yoga Barn. Passengers discuss her on the ferry. Your sister heard about her at a bar — in Brooklyn. Lately it is hard to find someone who is not involved, at least conversationally, in the search for Olive, the missing black Lab.
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
When a person accidentally falls into frigid water, the first minute after entry is the most critical in the struggle to survive.
Dr. Michael Jacobs, one of the Island’s highly regarded sailing doctors, gave a talk on Tuesday evening about ways to survive after an accidental plunge. His message to boaters is that most people aren’t aware where the dangers really lie that lead up to death in the water.