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Announcing Declan
Deirdre Bohan and David Diriwachter joyfully announce the birth of their son, Declan Emmet Diri-wachter, on June 18 at 3:19 p.m. Declan weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces at birth. Declan is enthusiastically welcomed by friends and family, including the Bohans of Vineyard Haven.
A small group of eager five-year-olds gathered on the beach in Vineyard Haven Wednesday night to celebrate an important milestone: graduation from the Garden Gate Child Development Center.
Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce are invited to submit their nominations for consideration to serve as volunteers on the chamber’s board of directors.
The board’s primary role is to set policies and fiduciary oversight; members also bring their expertise and ideas for a vibrant business community.
The nominee’s residence will be considered, with an aim to keeping the board diversified.
A fast-moving fire at the Morgan Woods housing complex in the Ocean Heights area of Edgartown early Wednesday evening severely damaged two homes and left three families homeless.
Edgartown fire chief Peter Shemeth said the fire likely started when a small propane tank attached to a backyard grill behind 26A English Oak Circle, part of a three-unit complex, began to vent and caught fire. The blaze ignited the rear corner of the home and quickly spread to the adjacent unit.
Surely Tuesday night’s Tisbury special town meeting, which finally saw police pay raises approved, set some kind of record for disco
By MEGAN DOOLEY
In a blink-and-you-might-miss-it special town meeting Wednesday night, Aquinnah voters flew through seven warrant articles in under 20 minutes.
Voters approved an update to the town zoning bylaw, without which residents would have lost access to federal flood insurance on July 8.
The meeting was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the old town hall building. When moderator Michael Hebert announced that the meeting had reached its quorum of 40 voters at 7:31 p.m., voters responded with clapping and cheering.