The Tisbury selectmen voted a maximum age of 65 for its firefighters on Tuesday night, at the recommendation of the town's attorney - and to the dismay of about 10 firemen in attendance.
The pressing question of whether fire captain Michael Carroll - who turned 65 this month - would have to leave the department had a more popular outcome. Mr. Carroll will be exempt from the new policy, which is effective only for firefighters turning 65 on or after Oct. 1.
Investigators are continuing their search for a Fairhaven man who may have fallen overboard during a Vineyard-bound trip of the New England Fast Ferry on Monday.
A team of investigators that includes Island and mainland police, the U.S. Coast Guard and the New Bedford Port Security Authority searched this week for 28-year-old Walter P. Tyler who boarded the 1 p.m. high-speed passenger ferry from New Bedford to the Vineyard but reportedly never arrived.
JUNE MANNING
508-645-2574
The Aquinnah Community Programs Committee will sponsor a bazaar and flea market on Sunday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribal Building on Black Brook Road. A luncheon of bass chowder, sandwiches and beverages will be available. A table of interesting raffle items and a giant box of free items also will be there.
Lucia Welcomes Nicola
Heather and Joseph Capece of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Nicola Josephine Capece, at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital on Sept. 8. Nicola weighed 7 pounds, 7.5 ounces at birth. She is also welcomed by her sister, Lucia.
Luiz Ricardo Arrives
Daniella Andrade and Agentic de Oliveira of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Luiz Ricardo de Oliveira, born on Sept. 19 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Luiz weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.
Katie May Makes Six
Beth and John Johnson of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Katie May Johnson, born on Sept. 24 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces at birth.
Katie is also welcomed by her siblings: Cooper, Connor, Maggie, Hanni and Cully. Her maternal grandparents are Marion Mudge of Vineyard Haven and Dale and Jennifer McClure of Oak Bluffs.
Hello, Makayla
Laurel Maciel and Greg Bray announce the birth of a daughter, Makayla Lorraine Maciel, on Sept. 13 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Makayla weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces at birth. She is also welcomed by brother Trent, grandparents Steven and Laurie Maciel of West Tisbury, great-grandparents Robert and Barbara Maciel of West Tisbury, and great-grandparents Donald and Lorraine Bachand of Fairhaven.
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
It seemed like half the population of Chappaquiddick made it over to the launching of Destiny, Rick and Chrissie Haslet’s new ketch, at the Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard this past Saturday. What a beautiful boat, very near to perfection — it almost looks too nice to sail.
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
I have had an off-Island adventure since I wrote last and I am happy to be back in Chilmark. I made some observations on my three-day jaunt that I will share with you. First, the ticket-less ticket program on the ferry only required three pieces of paper — isn’t that one more than the old ticket system required? Oh, well. I noticed that the mainland is also dry and parched in spots and that the traffic there hasn’t let up as it has in Chilmark.
RICK HERRICK
508-693-8065
When I was younger, the thought of retiring in East Chop was something I never considered. The image I had of winters here was one of boarded-up homes, dark streets, and boredom. When Jere and Emma Carmichael came to East Chop to live full-time in 1972, I thought they were crazy.
