Olivia Arrives

Sarah Senno and Jason Sylvester of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia Collette Sylvester, born on Jan. 22, 2012, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Olivia weighed 5 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.

The Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday heard the Holy Ghost Association’s preliminary proposal to host the Martha’s Vineyard Harley Riders’ annual Run to the Rock Event, a fundraiser for Island charities, at the P.A. Club building.

Edward W. (Peter) Vincent Jr. of Edgartown has offered to resign from the practice of law, according to an affidavit he has filed with the board that recommends lawyer discipline in Massachusetts.

The resignation request was filed Friday with the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers and if accepted would mean Mr. Vincent would be barred from practicing law for at least eight years, said Bar Counsel Constance V. Vecchione, whose office investigates lawyer misconduct.

After losing their motocross track in West Tisbury, the Vineyard dirt bikers may have a new home.

The Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission is considering issuing shared use agreement for a recreational motorcycle riding area at the airport. The two-acre parcel is currently used for staging construction materials and would continue to hold those materials in concert with the track.

The Dukes County Commission has rejected a recommendation by the Department of Revenue (DOR) that it be abolished.

The Vineyard Haven waterfront is on edge after a string of incidents that have seen commercial scalloping boats and equipment deliberately disabled.

Fire Chief John Schilling brought the matter to the attention of the board of selectmen on Tuesday.

West Tisbury selectmen rejected a settlement agreement this week and called for a Feb. 1 public hearing for two dogs, who on several occasions got loose and killed chickens and geese.

Once upon a time, ever so long ago, there were machines called typewriters. In my Minnesota high school there was a room where many typewriters lived, a whole bunch of them. And this was where Miss Widgeon proudly taught her class on secretarial skills, an extracurricular class where young girls like myself could acquire the skills necessary to later enter the business world at remarkably low wages. This was, of course, to be expected and not questioned for a young girl in the 1940’s.

Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway, a well-known boatbuilding operation on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven, has a new partner. Ross Gannon and Nat Benjamin have been running the boatyard since 1980 and together have built 50 wooden boats and a far-ranging reputation in preserving the heritage of wooden boat building.

Now, Brad Abbott, who has worked day to day in the shop for nearly two years, has joined with the two in running the business.

deep sorrow

Editors, Vineyard Gazette