News
Perhaps it was only fitting that the public hearing before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on a plan to expand the baseball field at Veira Park last Thursday took place during game five of the American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians.
And both Jacobs Field in Cleveland and in the Olde Stone Building in Oak Bluffs saw their fair share of tense moments.
A Vineyard Haven man accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a wedding party three years ago was convicted of rape by a jury last week and sentenced to up to seven years in prison by a Dukes County Superior Court judge.
The Hon. C. Brian McDonald last Friday sentenced Richard Skrzypczyk, 59, to a prison term of no less than five and no more than seven years at MCI Cedar Junction, a maximum security facility located in Walpole. The jury took less than three hours to find him guilty.
Correction
A story in last week’s Gazette about the opening of Tilton’s Market in Vineyard Haven reported incorrectly on the location of the market, which is on Cromwell Lane. The story also missnamed Capt. Owen H. Tilton, who is the great-great-grandfather of the owners, as well as Bob Tilton, who is their father, and Tuesday, who is the village cat. The Gazette regrets the errors.
A fast-growing puppy named Biggie and a cockatiel named Baby Bird from Florida were reunited with their Vineyard family recently after a summer of many tears and the coordinated effort of animal lovers.
“My dad gave me this dog before he died; I think this is my connection to him,” said Tiara Lee, 13, seated next to her eight-year-old brother Elijah Matthews. Their mother, Nicole Matthews, stands by and watches the three on the couch.
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Her Name Is Greta
Greta Ellison Milne was born Oct. 11 at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge to Reade Kontje Milne of Vineyard Haven and Gregory Milne. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches long. The family plans to live in Belmont for another year and then return to Vineyard Haven.