News
UMass Graduates
The following Vineyarders received their bachelor’s degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst: Elizabeth S. Elwell of Edgartown; Benjamin A. Madeiras of Oak Bluffs; Jesse H. Nicholson of Oak Bluffs; Todd J. Hitchings of Vineyard Haven; Rachel M. Lister of Vineyard Haven; and Rex Burney Jarrell 3rd of West Tisbury.
Scholarship
Mariah HallBilsback of West Tisbury, a first-year student at Gettysburg College, was awarded a presidential scholarship by the college, recognizing her academic achievement in high school.
Great Job, Janaye
Janaye Rooney of Vineyard Haven was one of four students from the Cape and Islands accepted for Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra’s master class with violinist Lindsay Deutsch. The class, held in late September at the Cape Cod Conservatory, was the first of two orchestra master classes in the 2009-2010 season. Janaye played the first movement of Mozart’s G major violin concerto.
Emily MacRae and Michael Dwyer were married on the evening of July 18 at the Chappaquiddick Beach Club with family and friends gathered around them.
The bride is the daughter of Peter MacRae of Chappaquiddick and Julia Wells of West Tisbury. Her father is the manager of the Chappaquiddick Beach Club; her mother is the editor of the Vineyard Gazette. The bridegroom is the son of Jim and Rita Dwyer of West Newbury. His father is self-employed and his mother is retired.
Announcing Anthony
Simone da Silva and Kevin Peters Jr. of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Anthony Gabriel da Silva Peters, born on Oct. 1, 2009 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Anthony weighed 6 pounds, 8.2 ounces at birth.
Madison Arrives
Nicole and Nicholas Curelli of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Madison Rose Curelli, born on Sept. 29, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Madison weighed 6 pounds, 11.8 ounces at birth.