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Seven cats, five kittens, five guinea pigs, two dogs and one rabbit — the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard is bursting at the seams with animals needing homes.

Security for prisoners on work release programs from the Edgartown house of correction is likely to be tightened up following an incident this week in which a prisoner caught a bus to visit a friend and girlfriend instead of going to work.

Quincy A. Young, who was serving a 30-month sentence for drug and firearms offenses, was allowed out on Sunday to attend a work program at the Farm Institute in Katama. He was supposed to catch a public bus to get there.

Already this year, Martha’s Vineyard has seen 50 inches of rainfall. That’s far ahead of the annual average of 45.82 inches, and there is still a month and a half to go.

October was wet. Total rainfall for the month was 7.74 inches, more than twice the average of 3.39 inches, according to the National Weather Service cooperative station, kept in Edgartown.

Twenty-five years ago a very good idea was hatched by the folks at Grace Church in Vineyard Haven. The results of that idea can be seen every Friday evening during the summer as lines stretch down the street, past the ferry, out to sea and culminate as far away as Provincetown or Gloucester.

Okay, that may be a bit of an exageration, but why should fish tales have all the fun. This is a lobster tale after all.

The third annual Edgartown Yacht Club Dog Show was held recently at the Edgartown Yacht Club’s tennis club. More than 20 dogs entered, accompanied by more than 30 owners and spectators. Every one seemed to be happy; the dogs would have been smiling, if they could, as they enjoyed romping, sniffing and showing off. The greensward was neutral territory, so no dog had to defend it, and everyone got along splendidly.