The Tisbury School will celebrate the memory of teacher Michael Ovios today, Friday, June 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Mr. Ovios, 65, died unexpectedly at Massachusetts General Hospital on March 31. He taught at the Tisbury School for over 35 years and passed on his love of the arts, sculpture, theatre and industrial arts, including woodshop and ceramics, to generations of students.
Edgartown selectmen tackled a series of issues related to public access to the waterfront this week.
First, the board chided contractor John Nugent for leaving equipment blocking access to a public landing on the harbor at the end of Cottage Street.
Mr. Nugent has been working for some time on a large renovation project on a North Water street home owned by Brian O’Brien.
Island officials may be going in circles long before the state decides to construct its roundabout at the four-way blinker intersection in Oak Bluffs. On Wednesday West Tisbury selectmen voted to refer the proposed project to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for review as a development of regional impact (DRI).
The long agenda for the Tisbury selectmen this week included topics that ranged from oil in ponds to drugs in taxis, from the competence of moped drivers to interpersonal relations within town committees, from the construction of sidewalks on State Road to the dredging of the harbor. The board even looked beyond town boundaries to consider ways it might help its cash-strapped neighbor, Oak Bluffs.
On the external relations front, board chairman Geoghan Coogan suggested Tisbury should offer whatever help it could to Oak Bluffs.
Michael and Judith O’Donoghue of Oak Bluffs are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ellen Hughes O’Donoghue, of Oak Bluffs, to Ryan Daniel Rossi, son of Daniel and Jane Rossi, of West Tisbury.
Jacqueline Panek
Jacqueline Panek of Vineyard Haven has earned a bachelor of arts degree cum laude from Nichols College, awarded in May, 2011.
Krista BenDavid
Krista BenDavid of Oak Bluffs graduated with a bachelor of science degree in nutritional sciences, cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire on May 21.
Christopher Edwards
Christopher Edwards of Edgartown earned a bachelor of science degree in environmental conservation studies from the University of New Hampshire on May 21.
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
slaterjn@comcast.net
Chilmark is missing Danny Bryant. For so long he was a frequently met neighbor of many of us and we are saddened by his unfortunate fall and death. He was larger than life in so many ways. He loved all that the Vineyard offered in its natural state. He was loved by dogs, feared by deer and much loved and appreciated by most of us. He was a total outdoorsman and could entertain with tales of his adventures for hours. We offer condolences to his many friends and his family. We will miss him greatly.
JOHN S. ALLEY
508-693-2950
(alleys@vineyard.net)
The weekend weather was awful, it was cold and did it rain. The Father’s Day weather forecast is for a reasonably good day, but dad will find a way to relax at least for one day no matter what the weather is. The summer season officially begins on Tuesday. The VTA buses will be operating on the full summer schedule beginning next Saturday. School will be dismissed for the summer at noon on Tuesday.
