JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
(slaterjn@comcast.net)
Chilmark looks like Dubai this week . . . great tall building cranes everywhere you look. Actually, there are three of them and they were all working at the same time some days this week. One is working for the town of Chilmark, rebuilding the way out to the fill dock; one is working for the U.S. Coast Guard on their dock and the third is working for a private home owner replacing a dock. I suspect manning the cranes has been a challenge with the strong winds that hung around Chilmark all week.
HOLLY NADLER
508-274-2329
(hollynadler@gmail.com)
There are two categories of cottage owners in Oak Bluffs plus a middle ground. The two extremes are people who adore color and people who are virtually allergic to it. The second group is comfortable with homes of gray shingles adorned with white trim. There are plenty of houses that fit this description.
But for those who love color — and I am one — a new color scheme on an old cottage is an occasion for joy. But first the middle ground.
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
(kathleencase@comcast.net)
Well, Mother Nature has really shown her forces this week. We got rain, we got wind and we got sun. But it looks as if we are going to get heat next week, which will be a great welcome with the sun.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
April 1 44 35 1.66
April 2 43 37 .06
April 3 52 36 Trace
April 4 56 34 .00
April 5 51 42 .01
April 6 57 35 .19
April 7 53 38 Trace
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 47º F.
JUNE D. MANNING
508-645-2574
(lthslnks@gis.net)
The Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living will sponsor their fourth in a series of cultural luncheons tomorrow from noon to 2 p.m. at the Grill on Main. Ruth Cronig Stiller and her daughter, Gayle Stiller, will present the influence and contributions, history and culture of the Jewish community on Martha’s Vineyard. Live klemzer music will be performed. Tickets are still available; call 508-939-9440.
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
(margaret02539@yahoo.com)
The spring peepers finally showed up on Chappaquiddick. Reports of peepers up-Island came in weeks ago, but we hadn’t heard any here until earlier this week. The peepers’ evening croakings make it feel as if spring really has arrived, despite the frequent temperature plunges back into the thirties.
Correction
A story in last week’s Gazette about Tisbury shellfish constable Danielle Ewart misspelled her first name. Also Ms. Ewart was misquoted early in the story; she said she wants a Chevy, not a Dodge. The Gazette regrets the errors.
Welcome Matheo
Nataly and Ramon Gomes of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Matheo David Gomes, born on March 31, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Matheo weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth.
The moon has appeared higher in our western sky over the last few days. Tonight, the crescent moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Taurus, a constellation we associate with winter but now only appears for a short time at the end of the day and the start of night.
