JOHN S. ALLEY

508-693-2950

(alleys@vineyard.net)

By SAM LOW

The West Tisbury Library kicked off the first event in their Speakeasy series of talks by writers at State Road Restaurant on Wednesday afternoon.

Hello Bowen

Emily and Steve Solarazza of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Bowen Nicholas Solarazza, born on Oct. 19, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Bowen weighed 7 pounds at birth and joins big sister Siana.

HOLLY NADLER

508-274-2329

(hollynadler@gmail.com)

If I wanted to open a private investigations firm, say Chandler, Hammett and Nadler, I have the perfect espionage advantage — a bow window built over the top of Circuit — with a specialty in the handful of settings I look down upon, should anyone want any of them checked out.

BRAD WOODGER

508-627-4216

(ibwsgolf@aol.com)

Young Leaders

Eva Faber of Edgartown, Andrew Randall of Chilmark and Cerina Gordon of West Tisbury represented the Martha’s Vineyard Youth Leadership Initiative at the seventh annual Bioneers conference held in Marion last weekend. The internationally acclaimed conference included 100 presenters and 50 workshops on topics ranging from the environment to social justice, health and healing, spirituality and sustainability in the Northeast and the world.

Welcome Sawyer

Alena and John Grady of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Sawyer Maxwell Grady, born on Oct. 21, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Sawyer weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces at birth.

Dominic Arrives

Erika Weron and Phillip Fuentes of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Dominic West Fuentes, born on Oct. 20, 2011, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Dominic weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces at birth and joins big brother Colby Weron.

KATHIE CASE

508-627-5349

(kathleencase@comcast.net)

It is now the last week of October and last weekend we were wearing short sleeves and some of us were still wearing flip-flops. Now we are looking at sweatshirts and socks and shoes. So we shall see what November brings.

Happy birthday to all who celebrated their day this past week. Big balloons go out to Nicole Freitas, who celebrated her day Oct. 22, Jacob Pendergraft on Oct. 25 and to Gabriella Carlos, who celebrated her day Oct. 27.

A mile and a half off East Chop, 50 feet down, is a 380-foot World War I British freighter laden with motorcycles, steel billets, railroad car wheels, candles and clothes, still waiting patiently for delivery to the front lines in France. It is the Port Hunter and for photographer and anthropologist Sam Low it was a teenage playground.