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It was the abundance of sports drinks left over from the road race the day before. It was tunes emanating from the small stereo on the picnic table, popscicles, the relentless sun radiating off the asphalt and that relaxed camaraderie forged when shirts take on skins in a friendly game of pick-up basketball.
The Alex Cohen Basketball Marathon celebrated its 20th year Sunday at the Chilmark Community Center complete with summer stereotypes soon to be immortalized in nostalgic recollections as the summer season come to an end.
John Arrives
Heather and John Hoff of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, John Francis Hoff, on July 24, at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. John weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces at birth.
West Tisbury selectmen at their meeting this week unanimously agreed to authorize executive secretary Jennifer Rand to enter into a contract with a Falmouth-based general contractor to begin work on the long-awaited town hall renovation project.
J.K. Scanlon of East Falmouth was awarded the bid after coming in approximately $600,000 lower than expected.
Michael Lieberman has taken over ownership of the Mememsha deli on Basin Road at an interesting — not to say daunting — time.
With fuel prices spiking, the number of boats moored at the harbor town were down in the preseason months and food costs were up. Mr. Lieberman has found himself swallowing some of the costs since buying the place in February.
The Tisbury harbor master was kept busy Monday as strong winds and choppy conditions led to a number of mishaps in and around the harbor.
Harbor master Jay Wilbur said easterly swells caused by high winds created precarious conditions. Just after noon, a woman injured her hand when it became caught between a 36-foot Grand Banks trawler and another vessel.
The harbor master was dispatched to evacuate the woman and she was transported by ambulance to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
The Steamship Authority ferry Island Home was blowing so much black smoke when berthing in Tisbury that the atmosphere over the harbor sometimes resembled that in Beijing, the Tisbury selectmen were told on Tuesday.
Tisbury harbor master Jay Wilbur said other boat owners had complained they had to swab the decks on their craft to remove soot which settled on them.
The town has since contacted the SSA about the issue, and the boat line has agreed to try to find a solution to what Mr. Wilbur called a growing problem.