Cleidiene Oliveira and Silvano de Oliveira of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Kalleb da Silva Oliveira, on Nov.

Grand Opening

Vineyard KnitWorks is having a Grand Opening Day this Sunday, Nov. 21, with refreshments and door prizes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its new retail shop at 10 State Road, Vineyard Haven, next to Educomp.

The decision to build land-based wind turbines on Wampanoag Tribe land in Aquinnah will likely come down to three factors: aesthetics, acoustics and economics.

The results of a wind feasibility study unveiled at the tribal administration building in Aquinnah last Friday showed that while turbines could deliver big environmental and economic benefits in an area with wind resources it characterized as “superb,” it could come at a cost to the scenic and acoustic values in town.

The Tea Lane Farm building committee has selected a draftsman to help with the plan for restoring the historic farmhouse in Chilmark. Committee members Leonard Jason, Dick Smith and Chilmark selectman Frank Fenner agreed to engage the services of Elise Elliston, a Chilmark resident, last week.

The goal is to have a final plan for renovating the farmhouse ready for the annual town meeting in April.

Drilling began yesterday to replace an underwater damaged cable that provides power from Edgartown to Chappaquiddick. Construction is expected to last until mid December.

A small group gathered at the drilling point outside of Soft as a Grape on Dock street, waiting for the drilling to begin. Dock street is closed to cars at the intersection of Kelley street, and Daggett street has been converted to a two-way street to accommodate loading and unloading of passenger cars.