News
In a classic double bind, Edgartown will need to rely on voter turnout to reduce the number of voters required for future quorums at town meetings. The quorum question will form part of a special town meeting on Tuesday night.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Old Whaling Church and will be moderated by Philip J. Norton Jr.
Apologies to Ethan
An announcement in last week’s Gazette provided incorrect information about a son born to Scott and Lila DiBiaso of West Tisbury. The DiBiasos have announced the birth of a son, Ethan Ryder DiBiaso, born on Nov. 10 at Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Ethan weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Big brother Owen welcomes Ethan.
The Gazette regrets the error.
Receives Degree
Patrick Rolston of Vineyard Haven received a degree in marketing in May from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I.
After a slow start due to poor weather, the shotgun season for deer is in full swing.
As of Wednesday afternoon — the third day of the two-week shotgun season — a total of 67 deer had been checked in at the station at Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, while 35 had been checked in at the Wampanoag tribe station in Aquinnah.
Through the first week of shotgun season last year, by comparison, 200 deer were checked in at the state forest and 122 were checked in with the tribe.
A fast-moving fire swept through Deon';s restaurant on State Road in North Tisbury on Sunday night, completely destroying a preparation area in the rear of the building and causing severe structural and smoke damage to the kitchen and dining area.
Owners of the year-round restaurant said the eatery would be closed for repairs until at least the spring and may not reopen until summer.
The state fire marshall announced yesterday that the fire was caused by a wall heater in the preparation area at the rear of the restaurant.
A wind turbine project in West Tisbury hit a snag recently when a town committee that has been shepherding the project discovered that it had tappe