Tisbury School Class of 1942 > gathered Wednesday at Farm Neck to celebrate their 65th reunion as graduating high school seniors from the school. In front from left was Kathryn Baptiste, Tina Frank Lamb, Doris Cleveland, June Cronig, Marjorie Jo Allen, Barbara Cottle and George John Rogers. In rear from left was Arthur Dickson, Stanley Cronig, Elmer Silva, George Santos and Jim Morgan. Many of the students attended the school from the first grade, with most of the male graduates proceeding to serve in World War II.

25 Years Ago

From the Vineyard Gazette editions of September, 1982:

Students won't be the only ones with first-day jitters when schools across the Island open this week.

It will be the first day for many teachers and administrators too, following the school system's largest hiring in recent memory. There are new faces in the principal positions of four of the elementary schools and about 30 new teachers across the Island — in addition to a number of new teaching assistants. There are new key administrators in the superintendent's office and the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School as well.

As August heat gives way to the cooler temperatures of fall, so too changes the sporting landscape of the Vineyard.

In recent weeks, beach volleyball and recreational league softball have been replaced by high school football, cross country and field hockey. Eight teams compete in six sports during the fall high school sports season, more than any other season.

From back swings to forechecks to half-back options, the signs of autumn are everywhere.

Their individual personalities look like fire and ice. But family law attorney Linda Jackson and artisan carpenter Paul Hudson have forged a seven-year marriage that Ms. Jackson calls a friendship on fire. During an interview in their handcrafted, airy Edgartown home, they discussed how families, careers and life perspectives intersect to produce both prize-winning cupcakes and recognition of happiness by complete strangers.

A deal to sell Thimble Farm to a private buyer is no longer on the table, allowing more time for Whippoorwill Farm owner Andrew Woodruff to put together his own bid to buy the farm.

Thimble Farm owner Lawrence Benson confirmed yesterday that a private buyer who had offered to pay $2.3 million for the 43-acre farm has backed out. Two weeks ago Mr. Woodruff, who leases Thimble Farm for his community supported agriculture program, was facing an August 28 deadline to match the private offer. Mr. Woodruff has a right of first refusal on any sale at the farm.

The 20th anniversary of the Martha’s Vineyard Challenge was golden. The Saturday sailing and paddling event raised $14,423 for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services. High winds and bright sunshine made the day perfect for windsurfers and a challenge for sailors and paddlers.

The 43 registered participants and their friends set a record in fundraising.

Island bars and restaurants were jumping this past Labor Day weekend, but police from Aquinnah to Oak Bluffs reported most people were on their best behavior and there were few notable incidents of depravity or disturbance.

Police officials said the number of calls for service was up, although most were for more mundane indiscretions such as traffic stops.

“There was a high number of people on the Island; but everyone seemed to be on their best behavior. It was pretty tame,” Oak Bluffs Sgt. Michael Marchand said.

By Henry Beetle Hough. From the Vineyard Gazette editions of September, 1982:

“Don’t you think Tracy must have been the murderer?”

“I know he was. He told me so.”

Edgartown’s venerable landmark hotel, the Harbor View Hotel, will close later this month for extensive renovations, probably not to reopen until late spring next year.

Work on the kitchen, restaurant and rooms is expected to cost around $25 million and be done by May. It is the first phase of a two-year, $77 million project to refurbish and expand the hotel, which first opened in 1891.