News
A juvenile bald eagle that has been in recovery for over a month was released back into the wild on Tuesday afternoon. Augustus Ben David, the owner of World of Reptiles and Bird Park in Edgartown, had cared for the animal for weeks after it was found disoriented and malnourished on a Chappaquiddick beach.
Mr. Ben David released the bird at South Beach beneath a bright autumn afternoon sun in a stiff east-northeast breeze.
When he opened the cage door, the two-year-old bird immediately took flight and headed toward Edgartown Great Pond.
Hello, Zachary
Jennifer Bettencourt and Kevin Biorci of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Zachary James Biorci, born on Sept. 18, 2008 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Zachary weighed 7 pounds, 15.2 ounces at birth.
Hello, Max
Kelli and David Pecararo of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son. Max Pecararo, born on Sept. 22 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Max weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces at birth.
The Oak Bluffs Community Preservation Committee (CPC) announces that application forms are now available to request Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding for projects for historic preservation, affordable housing, and open space/recreation in 2009/2010.
Requests for proposals will be accepted through Oct. 17, 2008.
CPA funds are raised by a three percent surcharge on property taxes.
Living locally is old news on Martha’s Vineyard.
“That was the only way to go,” Chilmarker David Flanders said this week. Mr. Flanders has Vineyard roots which extend back generations and are deeply tied to the land. “The whole thing was always like that to be very honest,” he continued. “It’s an old-time solution.” This weekend a two-day celebration of the local, the sustainable and the renewable is putting that old Island tradition back into the spotlight.
Welcome, Jonathan
Suzanne and Chris Graham of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Jonathan Daniel Graham, born on Sept. 18, 2008 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Jonathan weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces at birth.