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The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard is now accepting applications for its 2012 educational scholarships. Last year, $144,300 in scholarships were awarded to 63 Island students, with awards ranging from $500 to $5,000. Read more...

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A Tale of Casting Keels and Rolling Bevels

When Nat and Pam Benjamin and their two-year-old daughter Jessica sailed into Vineyard Haven Harbor in 1972, Nat wondered aloud to his family, “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a boatyard to fix up some of the wrecks around here and maybe build some new boats?”

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Vineyard Week

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Ukulele Jam Ukulele jam is from 1-3 p.m. at the Tisbury Senior Center in Vineyard Haven. Guitars and harmonicas are welcome, as are musicians of all ages. For details, call 508-696-4205.

Open Pottery Studio is from 2 to 5 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $5 per hour. For details, call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.

Free Teen After-School Pottery with Nancy Blank and Carl Mueller is from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. For details, call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.

After School Program for K-5 students is at 3 p.m. at the Chilmark Library. Read and do book related arts and crafts with Irene. For details, call 508-645-3360.

Tween Time with Wii games for ages 8 to 11 is from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.

After School Program for K-5 students is at 3 p.m. at the Chilmark Library. Read and do book related arts and crafts with Irene. For details, call 508-645-3360.

Martha's Vineyard Museum Tour is from 3 to 4 p.m. Executive Director David Nathans leads a tour of current exhibits on display. Refreshments served. Members free, $7 for non-members. For more information, call 508-627-4441.

Gaze of A Genius for Children Pissaro - A Great Thinker, A Great Painter for Children ages six to eight with Lani Carney is from 3:15 to 5:45 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $35. For details, call 508-693-9566 or visit featherstoneart.org.

Introduction to iMac Computers with Karen Huff is from 5 to 7 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $30. For details, call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.

West Tisbury Congregational Church Community Suppers West Tisbury Congregational Church Community Supper is at 5:30 p.m. Continues every Wednesday through March 28th. Weather permitting. Bringing a side dish is encouraged but not required. For more information, call 508-221-0314.

French Conversation Group: Beginners to Fluent is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library. French cheeses, bread and Perrier available. Sponsored by Friends of the Chilmark Public Library. Wednesdays through March. For more information, call 508-645-3360.

Free Drawing Class for Adults is at 6:30 p.m. at the Edgartown Library. Island artist Donna Blackburn teaches the six week class. Space is limited. To register, call 508-627-4221.

Basic Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Workshop with Frank Creney is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $30. Call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.

Irish Music with Gregg Harcourt and Mary Wolverton is from 7 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday at Offshore Ale Co. in Oak Bluffs.

Salsa Class Beginner salsa class is at 7 p.m. at Camp Jabberwocky, followed by advanced beginners partnering class at 8 p.m. For more information, visit islandsalsa.com.

Genealogy Chapter Meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Family History Center in Vineyard Haven. For more information, call 508-627-9148 or email catbird10@verizon.net.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Open Ceramics Studio for Children ages three to five with Brianna Valenti is from 1 to 2 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $5. For details, call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.

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News Update: Wednesday, Feb. 8
Chilmark, Tisbury Will Vote on Roundabout Selectmen from both towns voted Tuesday to add a non-binding roundabout question to their spring ballots. Aquinnah is now the only Island town not scheduled to take up the issue at town election...
News Update: Tuesday, Feb. 7
Edgartown Wastewater Superintendent Resigns Edgartown wastewater plant manager Joseph Alosso resigned Tuesday, bringing to an end a tenure that culminated in a scathing report from special counsel last week alleging Mr. Alosso had acted with “reckless disregard” for Edgartown taxpayers through lax billing practices at the plant...
By SARA BROWN
News Update: Tuesday, Feb. 7
Oak Bluffs Wastewater Board Backtracks on Eliminating Manager Position The Oak Bluffs wastewater commission Tuesday rescinded a recent decision to eliminate plant manager Joseph Alosso’s position, instead forwarding a recommendation to the town selectmen, who have the authority to make such a decision...
By SARA BROWN
News Update: Tuesday, Feb. 7
Interim Town Administrator Makes It Permanent Robert Whritenour, who has served as interim town administrator in Oak Bluffs since September, has been permanently appointed to the position by the town selectmen...
By SARA BROWN
News Update: Tuesday, Feb. 7
Conflict of Interest Could Delay Vote on Supermarket Solar Array An unusual possible conflict of interest could delay a Martha's Vineyard Commission vote this week on a plan to build a solar canopy over the parking lot at Cronig's Market in Vineyard Haven...
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News Update: Saturday, Feb. 4
Feds Favor Area South of Vineyard for Offshore Wind Development At a press conference staged in Charlestown Friday, federal officials announced they were moving ahead with plans to open up a large area south of the Vineyard for offshore wind development...
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News Update: Friday, Feb. 3
Commission Troubled by Public Silence on Cronig's Solar Plan Do Islanders like it, not know about it or just not care? A nearly-nonexistent turnout at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday night for a public hearing on a new 12,200-square-foot solar canopy over the parking lot at Cronig’s Market in Vineyard Haven had some commissioners scratching their heads...
8 commentsBy PETER BRANNEN
Trouble in Two Towns: Wastewater Plant Manager's Future Uncertain
Joseph Alosso, Subject of Investigation in Edgartown, Placed on Paid Leave A yearlong investigation into record-keeping practices at the Edgartown wastewater treatment plant came to an end this week with the release of a sharply critical report from a special town attorney, who found a long list of deficiencies in management practices at the plant and in the way the elected members of the town wastewater commission conducted themselves...
1 commentBy SARA BROWN
Trouble in Two Towns: Wastewater Plant Manager's Future Uncertain
Joe Alosso Ousted in Oak Bluffs – For Now The chairman of the Oak Bluffs selectmen said yesterday that the two members of the town wastewater commission who moved late last week to eliminate plant superintendent Joseph Alosso’s position had no authority to make such a decision...
1 commentBy SARA BROWN
Tisbury Man Charged With Child Assault A Vineyard Haven man who has worked as an assistant boys’ basketball coach at the Edgartown School and volunteered at Martha’s Vineyard Boys’ and Girls’ Club was arraigned Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old boy...
6 commentsBy JOHN H. KENNEDY
State Offers Big Loan for Small Fishermen Responding to the complaints of fishing communities throughout the Commonwealth on Tuesday, the Patrick administration agreed to implement a $1 million loan program to help small fishermen get back on the water...
By PETER BRANNEN
It May Be G’Day, Governor For Motley, Much-Traveled Ferry The freight ferry Governor’s term may be over. At the monthly Steamship Authority meeting this week, the fate of the humble vessel, which dates to the 1950s, was a subject for discussion...
4 commentsBy PETER BRANNEN
Young Island Artists Win Prestigious Awards Ten Island high school students have been awarded top prizes in the Boston Globe’s 2012 Scholastic Art Awards for work ranging from a ceramic pot with a snake on it to a photo of bare feet in the rain...
By SARA BROWN