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The Fourth of July weekend saw one new positive test case of Covid-19 reported on the Island, as coronavirus numbers slowly inch upward with summer entering full swing.
Amateur fireworks displays were crackling from Edgartown to Aquinnah, keeping Island police busy over the Fourth of July. Police also reported a handful of drunken driving arrests.
There were no fireworks sparkling over the Edgartown Lighthouse this Fourth of July, no ocean of pastel-colored onlookers or parade of floats festooned with American flags. But there were private fireworks. There were plenty of flags. And there was a parade of traffic in the usual hot spots.
Nibyan Peres and Jonathan Peres, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Amber Alves Peres.
Suelen Tavares Fernandes and Inacio Pinto Fernandes, of Chilmark, announce the birth of a son, Miguel Tavares Fernandes.
Suvarna Stallings and Joshua Stallings, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a son, Noah David Stallings.