JOHN S. ALLEY
508-693-2950
(alleys@vineyard.net)
The winter so far has exhibited wild fluctuations of temperature. Monday’s 56 degrees tied the record on that date for the all-time high. Snowfall has been below average since late December.
West Tisbury voters will be asked at the annual town meeting on April 10 to spend in the neighborhood of $5 million to renovate the historic town hall.
Beatrice Phear, chairman of the town hall renovation committee, said voters will have firm estimates for the project to consider at town meeting. Specifications are currently being priced by architects Keenan and Kenny of Falmouth and are expected to fall between $4.7 and $5.2 million, Mrs. Phear said.
Receives Degree
Felicia Cheney of Edgartown received a master of science degree in library science during commencement ceremonies at the Clarion University of Pennsylvania on Dec. 15.
JUNE MANNING
508-645-2574
(lthslnks@gis.net)
Tribal toddlers, children and adults are invited to participate in traditional singing at the tribal building on Thursday evenings starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please call Woody Vanderhoop at 508-645-9265, extension 116.
Sandy and Peter Gulbrandsen were at their Lobsterville Road home over the holiday weekend to continue putting the finishing touches on their new home.
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
(slaterjn@comcast.net)
The past few sunny and sometimes warm days have encouraged some daffodils in the right locations to start coming up . . . a cheery sight for us winter-weary folk. As I watch the weather reports from across the country and see the awful storms, however, I can’t help but count our blessings. Let’s hope the daffodils know something we don’t and that spring is nearby.
Dean’s List
Two Vineyard students have been named to the dean’s list at Northeastern University for the fall 2007 semester. They are Kimberly Carter of Edgartown and Amanda L. Murphy of Vineyard Haven. Both are majoring in health science.
Named to Dean’s List
Simon Goldberg, a junior at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., has been named to the dean’s list for the 2007 fall semester. Mr. Goldberg, who is majoring in sports management, is the son of Ken Goldberg of Edgartown and Patti Linn of West Tisbury.
At Saint Michael’s College
Two Vineyard students have been named to the dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College in Burlington, Vt., for the fall 2007 semester.
They are Christina M. Colley, daughter of Carlos and Joanne Colley of Oak Bluffs, a psychology and elementary education major, and Matthew M. Seklecki, son of Daniel Seklecki and Catherine MacDonald of Vineyard Haven, a political science major.
Sticker Shock in West Tisbury
Staggering increases in property taxes in some areas of West Tisbury this year have come as a blow to residents, some of whom have seen their tax bills more than double. The increases put enormous pressure on people who own valuable property but are not wealthy — including some property owners on the Tisbury Great Pond, many of whom have held property in their family for generations.
So the questions are coming fast and furious from a group of taxpayers who want to know how this happened.
Regional Trash Disposal: Long Overdue
Fifteen years ago Tisbury and Oak Bluffs decided to pull out of the Vineyard’s regional solid waste disposal district, figuring they could operate their own solid waste disposal system more efficiently and inexpensively. But there was never any logic to operating two off-Island transfer operations on a small Island.
