Noah C. BenDavid
Dina and Shane BenDavid of Edgartown announce the birth of their son, Noah Christopher BenDavid, on December 29 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. Noah weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces.
Stella W. DeBettencourt
Luke and Danielle DeBettencourt of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of their daughter, Stella Weiss DeBettencourt, on December 26 at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y. Stella weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces.
Wren M. Robertson
Elizabeth Bonifacio and Joshua Robertson of Tisbury announce the birth of their daughter, Wren Marie Robertson, on December 24 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Wren weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.
Achievement
James T. Morse of Oak Bluffs was recently installed as a District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts at the fraternity's Boston headquarters. Mr. Morse will preside over eight...
The Wild Side tax
Our mid-fiscal-year property tax bill just arrived from the town of Oak Bluffs, reminding me that while I don't actually enjoy paying them, I regard the basic idea of taxes as a good one....
West Tisbury
The first weekend of this new year was snowy, windy, and cold. Despite two solid days of snow, remarkably little has accumulated on the ground, only a couple of inches. The wood stove kept...
Oak Bluffs
It's always nice to start off the first column of a new year with an uplifting story. A friend related to me that retired Fire Chief Nelson Amaral and retired Deputy Fire Chief James...
An angel called Hazel
It can be a long and dreary season for people who suffer the disease of addiction. Fortunately for Islanders, Hazel Teagan is here.
Ms. Teagan has been helping people with addiction problems for almost 40...
Survival Skills
The first week of the new decade featured the 50th Martha's Vineyard Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which due to fabulous weather (not) was postponed until the last day of the count period, January 5,...
Christopher Aring-Sharkovitz: 10-year-old robotics teacher
The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) welcomed back 10-year-old Christopher Aring-Sharkovitz for his second summer of teaching Lego robotics. Along with high-school mathematics and technology teacher Ken DeBettencourt, Chris, a fifth-grader at the...
Albert P. Angelone, presidential protector
Albert Peter Angelone of West Tisbury, a retired Secret Service agent who helped to protect two presidents and stood tall in the face of gunfire during a 1975 assassination attempt on President Gerald R....