An announcement in last week’s Gazette provided incorrect information about a son born to Scott and Lila DiBiaso of West Tisbury. The DiBiasos have announced the birth of a son, Ethan Ryder DiBiaso, born on Nov. 10 at Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Ethan weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Big brother Owen welcomes Ethan.
The caption beneath a photograph that appeared on the front page in last Friday’s Gazette misidentified the person pictured. The minnesinger in the photograph is Allison Roberts. The Gazette regrets the error.
A column about trophy houses that appeared on the Commentary Page in Friday’s Gazette contained a historical inaccuracy. The chateau Chenonceaux was acquired by Henri II in 1526 in payment for back taxes and was immediately turned over to Dianne de Poitiers, who would be his mistress for 23 years. The Gazette regrets the error.
A photo caption accompanying a story in last Friday’s Gazette about five Island women who traveled to North Carolina to advocate civil rights misidentified several of the women. From left to right, they are Polly Woollcott Murphy; Nancy Hodgson, later known as Nancy Whiting; Peg Lillienthal; Virginia Mazer; and Nancy Smith. The story also misspelled Mrs. Mazer’s name.
A caption in the Friday, Sept. 28 Gazette that appeared beneath a photograph of a charter fishing group aboard the Tomahawk II misidentified three people. The correct identification, left to right, is Charles Ogletree, Christine Dunn, Buddy Vanderhoop, Thomas Menino, Paul Foster and Cecily Foster.
A story in Friday’s paper about live music on the Vineyard misspelled the name of Outerland talent advance manager Whitney Dailey. The Gazette regrets the error.
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A birth announcement in the Friday Gazette contained the incorrect weight for Wenonah Madison-Sauer. Wenonah weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces at birth. The Gazette regrets the error.
A story in the Oct. 17 edition of the Gazette about short-term borrowing for the West Tisbury town hall renovation project contained an inaccuracy. An attempt by town officials to sell short-term bond anticipation notes was postponed, but did not fail. The Gazette regrets the error.
A story in the Oct. 31 Gazette about a fundraiser for Jim Moore reported incorrectly on the type of cancer he has. Mr. Moore has non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The Gazette regrets the error.
The headline on an obituary published in the Friday Gazette for Marcia Mann Baker was inaccurate. It was Marcia’s husband, Bob, who came to the Vineyard during the war. The Gazette regrets the error.
