News
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
The largest false albacore caught from the shore was landed last Saturday. Keith A. McArt of Somerville, a well-respected derby fisherman, caught a 16.55-pound false albacore while fishing off Lobsterville Beach. Quite a few fishermen saw him land the fish.
The 64th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is now entering its third week with still two weeks to go.
After losing their season opener, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School field hockey team went on a hot streak this past week, winning two games in impressive fashion while tying two others, including a stalemate against Division I powerhouse Somerset, widely considered to be one of the strongest teams on the Vineyard’s schedule this year.
Coach Lisa Knight is ecstatic about her team’s performance. After a frustrating loss to Sandwich in the opener, team members were eager to get back on the field and prove themselves.
You can call it the only kids’ saltwater multispecies fishing tournament on the Vineyard. Very early Sunday morning, anglers from around the Island, all under 15, went fishing at the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority wharf. They caught lots of fish: bluefish, scup, black sea bass, skate and summer flounder (fluke). They kept nothing; the tournament is catch and release.
But there were plenty of prizes to go around. Close to 200 anglers (not all of them were children) participated. And most caught fish.
Vineyard Haven harbor master Jay Wilbur reported yesterday that the town has been awarded $265,306 to buy a 25-foot firefighting and patrol boat for the town harbor. The grant comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act security grant program signed by President Obama last February. The intent of the act is to help jump start the U.S. economy, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Web site. The Department of Homeland Security administers the grant.
Announcing Aliya
Nancy Lin and Hesi Chen of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Aliya Chen, born on Sept. 14, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Aliya weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces at birth.
Hello, Cole
Shelly Jones and Philip Reed of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Cole Philip Reed, born on Sept. 18, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Cole weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces at birth.