Neighborhood Convention
Neighborhood Convention will meet on Tuesday, June 3, at 10:45 a.m. at The Yard in Chilmark for a special program, Behind the Scenes at The Yard: Choreographers Share Their Vision.
The program will be followed by the worship service and lunch at the Chilmark Community Church at Menemsha Crossroads. The Rev. Susan Heafield will conduct the service. Dessert and beverages will be provided. Participants are asked to bring a bag lunch. More information is available by calling Mary-Jean Miner at 508-696-8589.
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
Chappaquiddick leapt into summer last weekend, along with the rest of the Island. Houses that had sat empty and waiting all winter were full of people again. Now comes the lull that — when the weather cooperates — brings a sense of summer but without all the crowds.
Jalicia Arrives
Shannon Reed and Craig Rozario of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Jalicia Emmanuel Marie Reed-Rozario, born on May 23 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital, weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Jalicia is also welcomed by big brothers Elizah Reed of Edgartown and Craig Rozario of New Bedford.
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
We could not have asked for a better Memorial Day weekend. The weather was spectacular and the town was gorgeous. Everything was so green: the trees had burst their leaves, the lawns were mowed to perfection, and all the flower boxes, planters and beds were filled with beautiful flowers.
By KATE J. CONDE
Although deputy chief Larry Thomas officially retired from the department in August 2007 after 47 years with the Edgartown Fire Department, he was honored last month.
After President Andrew Kelly spoke about his own memories growing up in the fire station for much of Chief Thomas’s career, he presented Chief Thomas with a gold clock.
Disaster Planning
The Cape Cod Foundation recently awarded the Cape Cod and Islands Chapter of the American Red Cross an $8,000 grant to support Cape and Islands disaster planning.
The funding will support the prepositioning of shelter equipment, supplies, food, water and communication systems to meet the emergency standards for an additional 3,600 potential evacuees in the event of a major disaster or emergency on the Cape and Islands.
The following Edgartown school students received honors for the third quarter:
Eighth Grade High Honors: Korrine Altieri, Eva Faber, Meghan McHugh and Conor Smith.
Eighth Grade Honors: Kyle Altieri, Jessie Chandler, Diana DeOliveira, Oliver Filley, William Fligor, Caroline Fournier, Elizabeth Francis, Caitlin Grezsiuk, April Hargy, Elizabeth Kelleher, Celia Mercier, Hanna Persson, Chris Pitt, Jessica Santana, Shivonne Schofield, Tim Schreck, Kara Stiegelman, Joe Wannamaker and Wendy Wen.
Hello, Evan
Adam and Ashley Kurth are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Evan Robert Kurth, on May 21 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Evan weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces at birth. His grandparents are Conrad and Sara Kurth of Edgartown and Philip and Virginia Fantasia of Sudbury.
