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Ann Deitrich Honored
Ann Deitrich of Chilmark was named volunteer of the year at the 39th annual meeting of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands.
She has been a Meals on Wheels volunteer for as long as anyone at the Vineyard office can remember (and they have long memories). It has been more than 20 years. She has experienced all the joys and sorrows inherent in delivering meals to elders, responding to the eventful and uneventful with compassion.
The music of the Star-Spangled Banner gave way to the sounds of emcee Allen (Deejay Lefty) Pires’s turntable as the eighth annual Vineyard Streetball Classic got underway this Saturday in Niantic Park in Oak Bluffs. For the next five hours, would-be NBA stars from 14 teams — six from the age 10 to 12 division and four each in the age 13 to 14 and 15 to 18 — battled through round robin and double elimination play before the two strongest sides met in each division’s final championship game.
After six previous disappointments, Marie Meyer-Barton’s luck finally changed on Tuesday evening, and she was a winner in an affordable housing lottery.
But her tears were not only of joy. Her best friend was one of those who missed out on the right to buy one of the four affordable housing units at Lambert’s Cove, by chance.
“It’s just incredible that we finally won one,” she said afterwards. “But it’s really hard to watch, too, because these people who missed out are our friends.
Announcing Anthony
Cristina Rodrigues and Renato de Oliveira Souza of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Anthony Yan Rodrigues Souza, on June 19 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Anthony weighed 8 pounds 15.6 ounces at birth.
Hello, Olsen
Kristin Emily Hall and Andy Joseph Estrella of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Olsen Michael Joseph Estrella, born on July 3, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Olsen weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces at birth.
By MEGAN DOOLEY
Chilmark selectmen were forced to accept the higher of two bids for the construction of three affordable housing rental duplexes at Middle Line Road, after the low bidder was disqualified this week.
Selectmen voted to accept the $1.9 million bid from Seaver Construction of Woburn on Tuesday night. The winning bid was some $33,000 higher than the second and only other bid submitted.