Welcome, Hazel

Elissa Turnbull and Eddie Stahl of Chilmark announce the birth of a daughter, Hazel Clementine Stahl, born on March 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Tisbury Planning Board Hears Proposal for Pine Street Subdivision

A proposed subdivision on Pine street in Vineyard Haven has raised concerns from abutters and some planning board members about the density of the project. The property at 14 Pine street is well-known in Vineyard Haven as the site of the Luce house; a developer plans to build an eight-lot subdivision behind the home.

Hospital Health Fair Is in Touch With Pulse of the Community

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital was especially crowded on Saturday at the 20th annual hospital health fair. Participants filled the first floor halls, running from the main lobby to Windemere and into the old hospital.

Falmouth Appoints New SSA Governor

When the Steamship Authority governors meet Tuesday in Woods Hole, there will be a new face at the table. Falmouth selectmen have appointed scientist Elizabeth Gladfelter as their new representative on the boat line’s executive board.

Real Estate Roadshow

Vineyard Open House Real Estate offers a look at everything from financing to flood insurance as it hosts information sessions on Fridays in March.

Real Estate Transactions: March 9 to March 15

Joao Paulo Vasconcelos and Megan Vasconcelos purchased 3 Fifteenth street in Edgartown from Douglas Fleck for $410,000 on March 13.

Island Students Lend a Creative Hand to Gay Head Light Effort

I Will Save You!, a 65-page volume devoted to the Gay Head Light, features drawings, poems, and short stories by 60 Island students. It arrives in bookstores on Monday, and proceeds from sales of the $20 book will go towards the lighthouse relocation effort.

Words to Run By: A Big Finish Requires Just One Thing--Starting

The last stretch, that last tenth of a 3.1-mile race, can be the best part. At Katama it’s when you make the turn down the dirt road back to the Farm Institute. With any luck you’ve got a killer song with a strong beat helping to propel you to the finish line.

Cooking up Change at Menemsha Restaurant Scene

The restaurant at Chilmark’s Beach Plum Inn will open this May with a new head chef. Josh Aronie, who led the kitchen at the nearby Home Port Restaurant last summer, will oversee both restaurants this year.

In Tisbury, Making It Work with This Old School

A storage closet serving as a guidance office, a too-small cafeteria, damage from roof leaks and noisy old ventilators. A recent tour of the Tisbury School showed that the oldest school in use on the Island needs a significant overhaul as the school body outgrows the aging building.

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