News
Hello, Lila
Louisa and Seamus O’Brien of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Lila Louise O’Brien, born on May 24 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Lila, who weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth, is joining big brother Connor.
Hello, Kayden
Heather Ferreira and Keigh Devine of Aquinnah announce the birth of a son, Kayden Keith Devine, on May 27 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Kayden weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. He is also welcomed by his sister, Jasmine Devine.
Announcing Victor
Paul W. Schultz, husband of the late Margaret Carroll Schultz, announces the arrival of a grandson, Victor Lacy Weston Bird. He was born to Paul’s daughter and son-in-law, Alexandra and Ryan Bird of Renton, Wash., on April 24 at Overlake Hospital in Belleuve, Wash. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Alexandra is a 1993 graduate of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. Her husband is stationed with the Coast Guard in Seattle, Wash.
Mature Workers Sought
The Mature Workers Program of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands Inc. has openings in its Bridge Back to Work program for income-eligible people 55 and older. The program offers paid work experience and training opportunities. More information is available by calling 508-394-4630 or 1-888-394-4630, extension 135 or 134.
So you think life is tough? You should be a baby piping plover. Born in a mere scrape in the sand, expected by your parents to fend for yourself from birth, facing danger at every turn from skunks, raccoons, crows, hawks, storms, off-road tires.
And yet the tiny birds — and there are not that many of them left — appear to be doing pretty well on the Vineyard this year, albeit with the help of a social safety net that would be the envy of hard-scrabble humans.
A great white shark was reported twice in Vineyard waters this past week, the most recent off Menemsha Beach on Wednesday evening.
Capt. Buddy Vanderhoop of Aquinnah called the Gazette Wednesday night to say a great white shark had been seen 50 feet off the Menemsha beach at about 6:30 p.m. He said the animal was finning and moving up the beach. Later it moved toward the Brickyard.
Capt. Scott McDowell of Chilmark was out fishing on a charter on Sunday afternoon when, he said, a great white shark came out of the water three times near his new boat.