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The Vineyard was a frightening place for a young girl to be during World War II, but exciting too. Servicemen were walking the streets before their deployment to Europe. Navy and Army pilots conducting training exercises overhead occasionally came crashing into the ocean. And there were the constant rumors of enemy spies and submarines along the Island’s shores.
It was a roller-coaster ride watching the Squirt C hockey team this season. With four losses in the first four games, things were not looking great. But behind the scenes things could not have been any better. The little team was growing in every sense, supporting each other and gaining confidence. Coaches Julie Hatt and Travis Thurber were teaching, giving these kids more than just hockey moves. The 11 players were given a weekly feed of encouragement and locker room motivational speeches, and the kids were listening.
Vineyard Haven’s Rasmus Sayre added a few extra days to school vacation to win his age group at the Techno 293 Junior Windsurfing North American Championships held in Merritt Island, Fla. Raz, aged 12 and a seventh grader at Tisbury School, bested sailors from Mexico, U.S. and Canada to win the Under 15 age division. A series of eight races over three days determined the champions. The highlight of the event for Raz was competing against the Mexican team, which he had never seen before.
Welcome, Aanya
Latika and Abhishek Chhibber of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Aanya Devi Chhibber, born on March 16, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Aanya weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at birth.
It’s hard to imagine that a tragedy like the January suicide of a 15-year-old South Hadley girl, a result of torment by a group of teenage bullies at her high school, could touch the close-knit community of Martha’s Vineyard. Perhaps it wouldn’t happen here, where children so often see the same faces in school hallways from kindergarten through eighth grade, growing close and forging friendships long before they set off to tackle the mini-melting pot that is the regional high school.
If Tisbury voters approve the sale of beer and wine in the town’s restaurants at the upcoming town ballot, how many licensed premises will they be signing up for?
The wording of the ballot question on the annual town meeting warrant, finalized this week, suggests the answer may be 19, or arguably 38, and possibly more.