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January 6, 2011
Forbes Conservation Prize For Dr. David Lowenthal
Dr. David Lowenthal, a boyhood visitor to Chilmark, was recently awarded the 2010 Forbes Prize for conspicuous service to conservation given annually by the Council of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. The award, presented in Istanbul, Turkey, honors Edward Waldo Forbes, emeritus director of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University.
January 6, 2011
Emphasis on Green Gives Island Business Top Honors
Nelson Mechanical Design Inc. of Vineyard Haven was recently selected 2010 Contractor of the Year in a national survey by the Penton Media Group, a publishing firm that serves 50,000 mechanical contractors across the United States. Penton publishes Contractor Magazine, Green Mechanical Contractor, Radiant Living, and Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning Engineering.
January 6, 2011
Alexander Baynes Graduates Top in Naval Class
Lt. Alexander B. Baynes, son of Leslie and Judy Baynes of Edgartown, recently graduated first in his class from the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, Calif. He was awarded the Navy League Award for the Highest Academic Achievement.
Lieutenant Baynes, an engineering duty officer, chose for his thesis research on the efficacy of meta-materials and transformational optics to defend against high-energy electromagnetic beams.
January 6, 2011
New Year, New You? There Is a Class for That
More than 60 winter and spring classes will be offered through Adult and Community Education of MV (ACE MV) and the catalog is available at all the libraries and schools on the Island, as well as online.
Winter courses begin Jan. 10 at six locations: the regional high school, the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, Featherstone Center for the Arts, West Tisbury School, Kitchen Porch and MVTV.
January 6, 2011
Jupiter and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Fri., Jan. 7 7:08 4:27
Sat., Jan. 8 7:08 4:28
Sun., Jan. 9 7:08 4:29
Mon., Jan. 10 7:08 4:30
Tues., Jan. 11 7:07 4:31
Wed., Jan. 12 7:07 4:32
Thurs., Jan. 13 7:07 4:33
Fri., Jan. 14 7:07 4:33
Jupiter and Moon
January 6, 2011
Holiday Raffle Winners
Holiday Raffle Winners
Three lucky shoppers won a combined $850 in prizes from the Tisbury Business Association holiday raffle. Ken Lewis of Brookline won $500, Rose Gudrun of Vineyard Haven won $250, and Joan and Peter Kumpitch of Edgartown won $100.
January 6, 2011
Edgartown School Honor Roll
Edgartown School has announced the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2010-2011 academic year.
Eighth grade high honors go to: Aubrey Ashmun, Gabrielle Hoxsie and Megan Hurley.
Eighth grade honors go to: Dunovan Belisle, Robbie Burns, Matt Davies, Erik Faber, Andrew Fournier, Austin Fournier, Charlotte Hammond, Erin Hegarty, Hanna Kim, Kevin Montambault, Charlie Morano, DJ Nelson, Spencer Schofield, Schuyler Small, Alex Vukota and Abigail Willoughby.
January 6, 2011
Temperatures
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Dec. 31 41 31 .00
Jan. 1 48 38 .00
Jan. 2 53 42 Trace
Jan. 3 53 30 .36
Jan. 4 40 22 .00
Jan. 5 42 28 .00
Jan. 6 39 17 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 40º F.
