Bouncing from venue to Island venue for years, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society would like to find a permanent home in a new state-of-the-art, 190-seat theatre off Beach Road now planned by developer Sam Dunn, who created the Tisbury Marketplace in 1984.

Twinkling lights, bustling shoppers, cold nights, larger-than-life pine trees and the suggestion of an imminent snowfall that will transform the gritty streets — that’s Christmas in New York city, the holiday where imagination reigns and visions of sugarplums can really dance, if only in a storefront window.

And no one knows that better than 23-year-old Sam Ashford, a frequent Island visitor whose imagination helped create the window displays at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Ryan Fisher was airborne, bare fingers closing around the football intended for the blue-and-white challenger behind him as the fourth-quarter clock flicked from 00:28 to 00:27. The Vineyard senior collapsed backwards across the 10-yard line, football pressed to his chest, players dressed in purple starting to swarm around him, shouts exploding from the right side of the bleachers at Vito Capizzo Stadium on Nantucket.

“Keep the Cup! Keep the Cup!”

Edgartown Fishing Vessel

Cited for Safety Violations

The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of an Edgartown-based fishing vessel on Tuesday after multiple safety violations were discovered.

According to Coast Guard officials, the 40-foot fishing vessel Sea Raven did not have enough safety gear required to operate the vessel outside a three-nautical-mile line bordering federal waters. The violations included insufficient immersion suits and an unserviceable life ring.

The list this year is for more than 300 children.

And volunteers at the Red Stocking Fund have checked it twice and are already deep into shopping for shoes, warm winter coats and pajamas for needy Island children.

Oh, and don’t forget the bicycles — which are not bought but donated; the 73-year-old fund does not buy toys but accepts donations of them for children.

“My daughter has 12 bicycles in her home,” declared Kerry Alley of Oak Bluffs, who codirects the Red Stocking Fund with Lorraine Clark of Vineyard Haven.

Pharmacy Student

Daniel Kaeka of West Tisury has been formally welcomed into Western New England University’s inaugural College of Pharmacy class. Western New England University is a private, co-educational institution founded in Springfield in 1919.

Ithaca College Honors

Oak Bluffs resident Matthew Fisher was inducted into Ithaca College’s Oracle Honor Society in November. First-year students whose GPA puts them in the top 10 per cent of their school throughout the full academic year are invited into the society.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Nov. 18 56 36 .27

Nov. 19 51 30 .01

Nov. 20 61 50 Trace

Nov. 21 63 49 .06

Nov. 22 51 31 .00

Nov. 23 61 44 1.94

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 54º F.

Five years ago Mitchell Posin and Clarissa Allen had a vision: of sheep grazing under a windmill that powered their Chilmark farm. It was a vision of a working farm functioning with clean energy, from the grass the sheep ate to the compost tea they helped produce to the wind that spun the turbine.

On Monday morning that vision became reality when a 149-foot turbine was installed at the farm, the largest turbine to date on the Island.

Once it is fully operational, the windmill will produce 125,000 kilowatt hours per year.

For those with a clear view of the western sky, there is a pretty picture tomorrow night after sunset. A thin crescent moon appears next to the bright planet Venus. The two are together just above the horizon for one night only. Look a half hour after sunset, and as the sky darkens, the two celestial objects will begin to shine.