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For loyal customers, the heart and soul of Oak Bluffs has returned: Lola’s is back in business. On Friday night at 10 p.m., the parking lot was full, the music was playing and friends were dancing, rejoicing in the reopening of the restaurant. It was as if it never left.
“It’s like prohibition is over!” one customer declared. “Our Island is a happy place again,” said another.
When artist Nancy Blank was 16 years old, she gave watercolor lessons to Vineyard Haven resident Millie Briggs, who had asked to learn the technique behind the misty, ethereal nature of the medium.
Hello Chloe
Heidi and Peter Cook of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Chloe Jane Cook, born on July 30, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Chloe weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces at birth. She is welcomed by big brother Kenny.
Welcome Camden
Trina Brown and David Welch of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Camden Elaine Welch, born on August 1, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Camden weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces at birth.
Hiroshima Memorial
The annual memorial of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan will be held on Friday, August 6, at the Aquinah Lighthouse at 6 a.m. Join others for a sunrise service of prayers, words, songs, and silence. There will be ride shares leaving from Cronig’s in Vineyard Haven at 5:15 a.m., and Alley’s in West Tisbury at 5:30 a.m. sharp.
By REMY TUMIN
Sam is 47 years old and has been sober for a little over two years, the longest he’s been sober since the age of 10. Brad, 49, became addicted to amphetamines in high school and has been sober for the past two years. Jill was the first graduate from the Vineyard House and is now a nurse’s aid in Maine. These are a few of the life-changing stories that have come as a result of a patient’s time at Vineyard House, and all of these people credit the facility with saving their lives.