News
The Vineyarders and Whalers renewed their long rivalry on the soccer field this past week. The boys’ team traveled to the Grey Lady to turn back a hostile crowd and defeat a talented team, while the girls lost a tight yet ultimately frustrating game to the Whalers at home.
After defeating the Whalers last week, the boys’ golf team followed with an up-and-down week, beating Mashpee on the road, losing a nail-biter to Old Rochester at home and then winning a match at Sturgis.
Island fish, like Island tourists, come and go with the seasons. Striped bass, bluefish, false albacore, bonito and scup and summer flounder all migrate.
Yet there is one species of fish that once were caught here year-round. Winter flounder stayed in Island waters through the changing seasons.
Next week the Chilmark Public Library is hosting a forum with a top New England authority on the raising of juvenile winter flounder.
Faced with a potential million-dollar increase in fuel costs, the Steamship Authority will rework its budget for next year, examining cost cuts, fare rises or a fuel surcharge.
Doubt was cast on the estimates for fuel costs contained in a draft budget presented to the SSA board at its meeting on Tuesday by Robert S. Marshall, the Falmouth member of the Authority board of governors, who noted the document assumed oil prices of $70 per barrel in 2008, which is about $10 lower than current world prices.
Maria Arrives
Ariana and Hugo Leoncio of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Maria Eduardo Ferreira Leoncio, born on Sept. 9 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Maria weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces at birth.
Charter School
Monday, Sept. 24: Macaroni and cheese, ratatouille, pears and milk.
Tuesday, Sept. 25: Corn chowder, grilled cheese sandwich, fruit smoothie and milk.
Wednesday, Sept. 26: Sandwiches (ham and cheese, tuna salad or veggie and cheese), lettuce, tomato and sprouts, Moroccan salad, pineapple and milk.
Thursday, Sept. 27: Pizza (plain cheese, pepperoni or pesto and artichoke), tossed salad, fresh fruit and milk.
Hello, Kahlia
Jessica and Dolglas Nascimento of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Kahlia Victoria Nascimento, born Sept. 9 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Kahlia weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces at birth.