Celebrations
Please Adopt Us
Last week was one of the most successful weeks we have ever had at the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard — four cats and two dogs were adopted by loving families.
Mother’s Milk
Vineyard Nursing Association staff Melissa Dolby and Laura Murphy are now lactation counselors certified by the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice.
The credential indicates a nurse has demonstrated the necessary skills, knowledge and attitude to provide breastfeeding counseling and management support to families.
The VNA provides in-home care for new mothers and their babies. Last year, VNA nurses provided care to 131 new mothers and their babies.
The Vineyard Nursing Association announced that Lena Vanderhoop received the Effie Chalmers Wadell award for exceptional service in the delivery of home care at the 40th Annual Home Care Aide Celebration, co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Council for Home Care Aide Services and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs.
On Oct. 9, 2010, a glorious, sun-filled October day, John Walker (Nino) McCoubrey and Leslie Dale (Lee) Polychron were married on Keith Farm, Chilmark, just down the road from the McCoubrey house on Little Oak Lane.
Transportation Meeting
A public meeting will be held at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 1, to discuss the 2011 Martha’s Vineyard Regional Transportation Plan.
The plan to provide a more balanced, safe and affordable integrated transportation system for the Island is being prepared by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission in cooperation with the Martha’s Vineyard joint transportation committee, made up of representatives of all Island towns.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Keith are very pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Lucy Ward Keith, to Mr. Tomas Diagne of Senegal, West Africa, on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Keith Farm on Middle Road in Chilmark.
Lucy is the granddaughter of E. Bradford and Lucile Keith, formerly of Westwood, and of Hugh Allen and Margaret Ward, formerly of New York city.