Jalicia Arrives

Shannon Reed and Craig Rozario of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Jalicia Emmanuel Marie Reed-Rozario, born on May 23 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital, weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Jalicia is also welcomed by big brothers Elizah Reed of Edgartown and Craig Rozario of New Bedford.

Neighborhood Convention

Neighborhood Convention will meet on Tuesday, June 3, at 10:45 a.m. at The Yard in Chilmark for a special program, Behind the Scenes at The Yard: Choreographers Share Their Vision.

The program will be followed by the worship service and lunch at the Chilmark Community Church at Menemsha Crossroads. The Rev. Susan Heafield will conduct the service. Dessert and beverages will be provided. Participants are asked to bring a bag lunch. More information is available by calling Mary-Jean Miner at 508-696-8589.

After three hours of emotionally-charged testimony last Thursday both for and against the Bradley Memorial Church renovation project in Oak Bluffs, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission closed a public hearing on the project.

The commission is expected to begin deliberations at a June 19 meeting. The project — which includes affordable housing, artist work spaces and historic preservation of the Bradley Memorial Church, the first African-American church on the Island — is under review by the commission as a development of regional impact (DRI).

The following Edgartown school students received honors for the third quarter:

Eighth Grade High Honors: Korrine Altieri, Eva Faber, Meghan McHugh and Conor Smith.

Eighth Grade Honors: Kyle Altieri, Jessie Chandler, Diana DeOliveira, Oliver Filley, William Fligor, Caroline Fournier, Elizabeth Francis, Caitlin Grezsiuk, April Hargy, Elizabeth Kelleher, Celia Mercier, Hanna Persson, Chris Pitt, Jessica Santana, Shivonne Schofield, Tim Schreck, Kara Stiegelman, Joe Wannamaker and Wendy Wen.

Art students at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School will paint a mural on the exterior wall of the Stop & Shop food market next to the Water street parking lot in Vineyard Haven, following a move by the Tisbury selectmen to sanction a public art proposal presented by interested town citizens.

Semester Abroad

Sarah Greenberg of West Tisbury participated in the Washington Semester Abroad at American University. Ms. Greenberg, a student at Tufts University, took part in the American politics program.

The program offers undergraduate students from throughout the United States and the world an opportunity to come to the nation’s capital to study government through first-hand experience and contact with political, business and community leaders.