Keating Office Hours

Keating Office Hours

Rep. Bill Keating’s staff will be holding mobile office hours on the Vineyard on Monday, June 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Shepherd Fine Artspace, 8 Uncas avenue in Oak Bluffs.

This is to serve any Island residents who can’t visit the congressman’s office because of time or location restrictions.

Havlicek Celebrity Fishing Tournament Set to Turn 30

The John Havlicek Celebrity Fishing Tournament, a people-spotting fishing and golf tournament that raises money for the Genesis Fund, celebrates its 30th anniversary this week.

The contest has raised $2 million for the nonprofit organization committed to helping children with birth defects, genetic disorders and intellectual disabilities and their families.

The event was started by Boston Celtic legend John Havlicek and his wife, Beth.

The Space Forced to Look For a New Flexible Space

The Space, located at the Triangle in Edgartown, will close at the end of the month unless an alternative space can be found, its founders announced “with regret” in a media release yesterday.

Opened in November of last year, the Space provided a home for IMP, Fit with Katryn, Zumba, MV Glee, Yoga with Emily Phillips, Ballroom Dance MV, and MV Capoeira. In addition, various dance, yoga and pilates classes took up residence at the Space over the winter.

Join Lyme Task Force

Join Lyme Task Force

The Cape and Islands Lyme Disease Task Force, an advisory body to Lyme disease prevention efforts in Barnstable County and the Islands, is looking for new members.

PEGGY MORAN AND MARCELLA CAPPELLO

Vineyard Scene: Inn Squares Away 100 Years

Who can ask for more than to turn 100 looking better than ever, dancing into the next century with a bluegrass band crowd, plates filled high with cupcakes, and a happy crowd? We should all be so lucky. On Thursday night it was that kind of first-century birthday for the Vineyard Square Hotel and Suites, the Edgartown accommodations formerly known as the Colonial Inn.

BLUEFIN BOYCOTT

Bluefin Tuna Denied Endangered Status

Bluefin tuna — the center of a highly lucrative commercial fishery and heated controversy about overfishing — will not be listed as an endangered species, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last week.

“NOAA is formally designating both the western Atlantic and eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean stocks of bluefin tuna as species of concern under the Endangered Species Act,” a press release that accompanied the decision said.

Annabelle Hackney

Win Sends Girls&#8217 Tennis to Round Two

The girls’ high school tennis team advanced to the second round of the MIAA tournament after a tough 3-2 win over Cohasset on Monday afternoon. They will play number 2 seed Norwell in an away match on Wednesday.

Annie Burton took on Hannah Rawson at first singles, winning the first set 6-4 and the second set in a 7-6 tiebreaker. Second singles player Dylan Brockmeyer won her match as well, 6-2, 6-4.

Alyssa Adler, playing at third singles, remains undefeated on the season, as she fought back from a second-set deficit to beat her opponent 6-3, 6-4.

Benefits Raise Funds for Independence Partnership

The Vineyard Independence Partnership (VIP) invites members, friends and potential friends to two June events: On June 7 at 5 p.m., VIP will be hosting a walk at Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury, followed by a pizza supper. A $5 contribution to Polly Hill and RSVP are requested. The rain date will be June 8.

On Tuesday, June 28, Flatbread Pizza on Airport Road in Edgartown will donate a generous slice of the evening’s pizza sales to support VIP activities.

Fresh Air

Fresh Air

This summer, share the beauty of your community and help an inner-city child enjoy new experiences such as swimming in a cool pond and catching fireflies. Join thousands who open their hearts and homes to New York city children from low-income communities through the Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family program, now in its 135th summer.

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