News
Edgartown shellfish constable Paul Bagnall has been named officer of the year by the Massachusetts Shellfish Officers Association.
While he had known of the news for months, he was presented with the award at a meeting of the Edgartown selectmen on Monday. The award was given for the year 2006.
A group of shellfish constables came over from the Cape to make the presentation.
The Cape Cod and the Islands Chapter of the American Red Cross is urging people to take action to prepare themselves for the impending winter storms. After yesterday’s a potentially severe northeaster is expected on Saturday night and Sunday. Depending on the nature of the precipitation, that storm could cause power outages.
Before winter weather strikes, the Red Cross advises:
• Make sure your vehicle is filled with fuel.
• Make sure you have an ample supply of prescription medications and other essential needs.
Fourteen-year-old Corey Smith of Edgartown was honored recently along with 13 other youths by the Massachusetts Audubon Society for his interest and enthusiasm as a young naturalist. He was among those named as a recipient for the James K. Whittemore Young Naturalist Award.
Last summer, Mr. Smith attended the Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary’s summer camp and so distinguished himself that he was an easy pick by sanctuary staff for the award.
The Dukes County commission is set to make a slew of appointments in early January, including the Vineyard representative to the Steamship Authority.
Marc Hanover, owner of Linda Jeans Restaurant in Oak Bluffs, has been the Vineyard boat line governor since 2005. The appointment is a three-year position.
Acting county manager Noreen Mavro Flanders said this week she expected Mr. Hanover to seek reappointment. Mr. Hanover was off-Island yesterday and could not be reached for comment.
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank has added another 400 feet to its growing stretch of Atlantic Ocean beach off Moshup Trail in Aquinnah.
The land bank announced this week that it has bought a 4.1-acre lot on the ocean side of Moshup Trail from Sandra and Tatnall Hillman. The purchase price was $400,000. The property abuts the land bank’s Moshup Beach, which now will include some 2,000 feet of shorefront. With the acquisition, the land bank beach will now end a few feet from Philbin Beach, a town resident beach.
Katherine Arrives
Katherine Jackson Greer, great-grandaughter of Ms. Ralston S. Jackson of Edgartown, was born Sept. 29 to Abigail and Ken Greer of Cohasset. She is the grandaughter of Marilyn Jackson Adams and Bill Adams of Quincy. She weighed 9 pounds, 11 ounces. Her sister Molly and brother Will are very excited about their new sister.