It was Nov. 7, 1991, when Earvin (Magic) Johnson held a press conference and said: “Because of the HIV virus that I have attained, I will have to retire from the Lakers today.” The admission shocked the world, but it jolted Los Angeles like a magnitude-8 earthquake. The reaction in the newsroom at the Los Angeles Times, where I worked for 20 years, was memorable.

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To Edgartown residents and Edgartown board of selectmen.

League Of Women Voters

The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard will host a candidates’ forum at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven on April 4. The forum will begin at 7 p.m.

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Wendy Jacobs changes people’s lives, one vividly described color at a time.

John T. Hughes, of Vineyard Haven, a long-time fixture on the waterfront, was honored last Friday by colleagues and friends for his years of work in marine resource conservation at the old Massachusetts State Lobster Hatchery. For his efforts, he received the much coveted Dr. David L. Belding Award, recognizing his spirit and enthusiasm in the work he did for lobster and aquaculture.

This is the second installment of the high school spring sports preview. A preview of the baseball team will appear in next week’s Gazette, along with game recaps from the first week of the sports season.

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