A story in last Friday’s Gazette about bees and the pollinator crisis provided the wrong date for a talk by Beekeeping for Dummies author Howland Blackiston. Mr. Blackiston will speak at the Wakeman Center in Vineyard Haven on March 15. The Gazette regrets the error.
A story about a federal court case over alleged gasoline price fixing on the Vineyard reported inaccurately on the circumstances surrounding a large loan made by wholesaler Drake Oil to gas station owner Fran Paciello. The court decision did not say that Mr. Paciello had been unable to obtain a loan through ordinary banking channels.
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An obituary for Dorothy Barker that appeared in last week’s Gazette contained the incorrect date of death. Mrs. Barker died on Feb. 21, two months after her 100th birthday.
A story in last week’s Gazette about Tisbury shellfish constable Danielle Ewart misspelled her first name. Also Ms. Ewart was misquoted early in the story; she said she wants a Chevy, not a Dodge. The Gazette regrets the errors.
A photograph that accompanied a story in the Friday Gazette about the lost art of harpooning swordfish from the Vineyard incorrectly identified a person in the picture. It was Todd Mayhew, not Jeremy Mayhew, who was pictured with his father Greg Mayhew.
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A commentary on the Vineyard African American community carried an incorrect last name for Zita Cousens, owner of Cousen Rose in Oak Bluffs.
A story about the Lyme disease support group on the Vineyard in the Friday Gazette contained errors. Sue Hruby’s name was spelled incorrectly, and in one photograph that accompanied the story, the person identified as Enid Haller was in fact Phoenix Becker.
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The West Tisbury column last week carried an incorrect date for a memorial service for John W. Mayhew; the service will be held on July 28, not July 24.
A story in the May 18 Gazette stated that regional high school senior Madison Hughes will be the first Vineyard lacrosse player to play the sport at a division one school. In fact, Ms. Hughes will be the first female player to do so; the boys’ program has sent players to division one programs in previous years.
A story in last week’s Gazette about the West Tisbury selectmen’s decision to purchase gas from the Vineyard Transit Authority mistakenly referred to Patrick Jenkinson as Jesse Jenkinson. The Gazette regrets the error.
A story in Friday’s Gazette about the Chilmark planning board discussion on large houses reported the wrong square footage for a house owned by Adam Zoia on Quitsa Pond. The size of the house is 8,238 square feet.
An article in last week’s paper about business changes in Vineyard Haven incorrectly identified the name of a potential new restaurant. M.V. Winery is the name of a corporation set up by chef Josh Aronie; he has not yet chosen a name for a restaurant that he hopes to open in the fomer Che’s Lounge space, pending approval by the town.