Announcing Chloe

Kelly Silva Boccia and Jason Boccia of Milford announce the birth of their daughter, Chloe Emma Boccia. Chloe was born on Nov. 9 at Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham and weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. Island grandparents are the late John B. Silva of Chappaquiddick and John A. and Kathleen A. Benoit of Edgartown and Breaux Bridge, La.

CPR Teacher Training

The American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter is looking to train CPR and first aid instructors to teach classes on the Vineyard. Instructor training courses will be held at the Chapter House at 286 South street in Hyannis on Dec. 5 and 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost of the course is $145.

Veterans, merchant mariners and others involved in past and present service will be honored at the Nov. 21 Shabbat Service at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center. An Oneg Shabbat with refreshments will follow the service honoring veterans. The Island community is invited to the service.

Margaret Knight>

508 627-8894

(margaret02539@yahoo.com)

All of a sudden the leaves are all off and the world looks like winter, except my marigold “tree,” which is still blooming in the garden. And I’m still picking green beans – granted they’re tiny and few – and eating the last of the tomatoes.

Kathie Case>

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(kathleencase@comcast.net)

I think the whole Cape woke up to a surprise as we watched the snowflakes fall. It didn’t amount to much but it told us what time of year we are in.

Tisbury School has announced the first quarter honor roll for the academic year 2008-2009:

Fifth grade high honors go to Benjamin Davey, Olivia Jacobs, Nelly Katzman, Casey McAndrews and Dayanna Middleton. Fifth grade honors go to Matthew Barton, Noell Coburn, Yuri Da Silva, Edwin Gould-Hatt, Celena Guimaraes, Karem Guimaraes, Mya Houston, Jacob Janak, Jacob King, Evan Kristal, Jeremy Mercier, Ellie O’Callaghan, Maxwell Santos, Zachary Stevenson, Kayla Vecchia-Zeitz and Amber Willoughby.

The week ahead offers perfect moonless nights. There is a New Moon on Thanksgiving, so for the coming week the moon resides only in the early morning sky.

Don’t be fooled by the lush, new green grass at Veterans Park in Vineyard Haven. The park, the first place football was played on Martha’s Vineyard, is off-limits for football this season. It will be off-limits for soccer and softball games in the spring, too, and still for teams next summer. It’s “Keep off the grass” until next September.

There will be little change in the tribal council makeup at the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) as a result of elections, held Sunday, in which three incumbents prevailed.

Richard Randolph will remain vice chairman of the tribal council, trouncing challenger Shelley Carter with approximately 70 per cent of the vote.

Hello, Lily

Ellie and Steven Wise of New York announce the birth of a daughter, Lily Wise, born on Oct. 26 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York city. Lily weighed 8 pounds at birth. Lily joins her sister Anna and brother Henry.

Ellie Wise is the daughter of David and Molly Finkelstein of West Tisbury.