Celebrating Chief Toomey
On Saturday night, about 200 community members, friends, and colleagues gathered at the Agricultural Hall to thank Beth Toomey for her work as the police chief of West Tisbury and to celebrate her retirement from police work.
West Tisbury
There was quite a crowd attending Beth Toomey's retirement party at the Ag Hall last Saturday night.
Oak Bluffs
Thank you to everyone who extended so many positive comments regarding my Mother's Day column last week.
Paul Yelle
Paul "Red" Yelle, age 64, died suddenly on May 5 after a brief period of failing health.
Alison Smith
Alison Smith, 29, of Boston and formerly of Edgartown died suddenly on Sunday, May 9, at Tufts Medical Center.
Play ball!
Jamie McNeely's eyes light up and there's a lift in his voice when he talks baseball.
Senior softball diplomacy is a hit in Cuba
Alan Bresnick, 71, hasn't played a complete game of baseball since 1955 when he was a senior in high school.
Caitlyn Francis signs on with champs
Caitlyn Francis of Oak Bluffs, a senior at MVRHS, has recently signed a letter of intent and received a partial scholarship to ride with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship equestrian team at the University of Georgia next fall.
The eyes have it
Glaucoma is defined as an increase in interlobular pressure (IOP) caused by impairment of normal drainage of fluid inside the eye.
Oak Bluffs
If you heard all the sirens and fire truck horns sounding on Saturday morning, you might have thought we were under attack, but it was a parade for the official opening day of the Island Little League.
Catching up, keeping up
"Camellias in bloom are among Polly Hill Arboretum's many flowering attractions.