Revised Yellow House Plan Attracts Lone Bid
A sole applicant is in the running in Edgartown’s second search for someone to lease and renovate the Yellow House.
Sara Brown
BOSTON — The Vineyard boys’ basketball team’s successful season came to a close Saturday, as the team came back from an early 16-point deficit but fell just short, losing 70-65 to undefeated Wareham in the division 3 south section championship game at UMass Boston.
The loss also ended a dream year for all four of the high school’s winter teams. The boys’ and girls’ basketball and hockey teams all made their post-season tournaments. Boys’ basketball was the last one left playing until Saturday.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney is popular among Edgartown donors, while people in Chilmark tend to donate to President Barack Obama more than other Islanders. Minnesota Sen. (and former Saturday Night Live star) Al Franken has pockets of support on Martha’s Vineyard, as do politicians from Texas to Wisconsin.
Mitt Romney can count Martha’s Vineyard among his Super Tuesday victories.
The Island, like the rest of Massachusetts, overwhelmingly voted for Mr. Romney in the Republican primary on Tuesday, with the former governor receiving 64 per cent of the Republican vote. Mr. Romney won 72 per cent of the vote statewide in Massachusetts, which was one of 10 states to hold primary elections on Tuesday.
Boston has its famous St. Patrick’s Day parade and revelry. This year, Edgartown will have its own, smaller, celebration of all things Irish.
On Monday, the Edgartown selectmen approved the Kelley House Inn’s proposal for the first annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 17. The parade route is small enough for a leprechaun: from Dock street to the Newes from America Pub on Kelley street. Parade organizers estimate the event will take five or 10 minutes.
The dropout rate at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School remains lower than the state average, with 1.2 per cent of the school’s students failing to complete high school.
According to data presented at this week’s high school committee meeting, the school’s dropout rate in the 2010-2011 school year was unchanged from the 2009-2010 school year. Guidance director Michael McCarthy said eight out of 676 students dropped out last school year.
There are signs of life in downtown Edgartown: Two new dining options received the green light Wednesday night.
The zoning board of appeals approved Patrick Courtney’s proposal to open a 49-seat seafood restaurant at 55 Main street, the former In the Woods store, and Bryan MacPhail’s proposal to serve food and ice cream from a take-out window on Dock street.
Both establishments will have outdoor seating and are expected to open this summer.