A treasure box discovered last month by Cub Scouts playing at Camp Duarte has been returned to its owner.
Rob Seaton, 33, an Oak Bluffs contractor, said the box of precious family items was stolen from his mother’s house in Vineyard Haven, October 2002.
Who’s the Best of the Vineyard? Winners in Martha’s Vineyard Magazine’s hotly contested competition were announced last night at a party at Flatbread Pizza at Nectar’s in Edgartown.
Two Vineyard Haven men were arrested in Oak Bluffs on Friday afternoon after they were found with a quantity of drugs, including heroin, marijuana, hashish and prescription drugs, police said.
Oak Bluffs police arrested Jeffrey Sylvia, 23, and Jeffrey Rancourt, also 23, both of Vineyard Haven, at about 2 p.m. Friday in the Our Market parking lot, where they were in Mr. Rancourt’s pickup truck. “The two men had arrived to make a drug deal,” a press release from the Oak Bluffs police said.
By NINA TARNAWSKY
Welcome robot overlords. The Island’s own Tim Laursen, known on Friday night as Robot Drummer, took the stage at Nectar’s in a giant pink owl’s head with bright, lit-up yellow eyes, and four metal, retractable arms all connected to various instruments.
The smoke combined with the stage lights created a surreal atmosphere, though it was less take-me-to-your-leader and more I-come-in-peace.
Dr. Peter Laursen, a well-known family practitioner and emergency room doctor, is on a personal leave, the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital confirmed yesterday.
Hospital president and chief executive officer Tim Walsh said Dr. Prit Gill is covering Dr. Laursen’s private practice. Mr. Walsh said he could not comment further because it is a personnel matter.
Garden Tour
Don’t have your own garden or looking for some pointers on how to create something beautiful? On Thursday, June 30 the Garden Conservancy is hosting a tour of three private gardens in Vineyard Haven and West Tisbury.
Talking about Writing
Instead of writing from the heart, on Wednesday, June 29 at 5:30 p.m. Nancy Aronie will be talking from the heart.
This Is a Test, Only a Test
The Town of Tisbury will be testing the Emergency Notification System on Thursday, June 30, at 6 p.m. Please be advised that this is only a test of the system and in no way represents an actual emergency. Should there be an actual emergency the message would clearly define the nature of the emergency.
The purpose of the test is to ensure that in the case of an emergency in which there is a need to disseminate critical emergency-related information, the town wants to be certain that the system works as designed.
Baseball Awards
Two Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School baseball players earned post-season accolades: Senior pitcher Ben Ciciora and sophomore shortstop Jack Roberts were named to the Eastern Athletic Conference All Star Team.
Ciciora was among the league leaders in earned run average.
Roberts was among the league leaders in batting average and also played outstanding defense at shortstop.
Oak Bluffs Library Hours
The Oak Bluffs Public Library will have new hours of operation for July and August. Starting July 7, and through August, the library will open at 2 p.m. on Thursdays (open from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.).
There is no change in the open hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays (all 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or Saturdays (10 a.m. to 4 p.m).
The library is closed on Sundays and Mondays.