Randall Jette

High school senior Randall Jette received a full athletic scholarship to the University of Massachusetts, and has given them a verbal commitment for next year. Randall was the Vineyarders’ starting quarterback this year.

A Christmas day fire that destroyed a West Tisbury home in Deep Bottom started in a chimney, a Dukes County fire investigation team has concluded.

“We know where it started, we just don’t know how it started,” fire investigator James Rogers told the Gazette on Thursday. He said investigators have ruled out foul play.

“There’s no indication that it was other than accidental,” Mr. Rogers said.

Democratic Delegates

To elect delegates to the state Democratic convention in June, the Tisbury Democratic town committee will be having a caucus on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. at Rocco’s Family Style Italian Restaurant, 14 Beach Road in the Tisbury Marketplace in Vineyard Haven.

Tri-Town Ambulance committee members are calling for major changes in the structure of their organization.

Last week Tri-Town committee member and Chilmark police chief Brian Cioffi met with Chilmark selectmen to discuss a $300,000 or 60 per cent increase in next year’s Tri-Town budget; the increase is aimed at covering the cost of four full-time paramedics to satisfy a state mandate that would allow the organization to continue to provide advanced life support services to the three up-Island towns.

Marine Science Internships

The Woods Hole Science Aquarium is offering two summer programs for high school students in 2011, a five-week internship and a two-week seminar devoted to careers in marine science. Both programs are designed for students who are interested in marine science and marine animals, aquarium operations, and marine education and conservation.

To learn more, go to: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/press_release/2011/News/NR1101/index.html