West Tisbury
Cynthia Riggs and Howard Attebery's love story has captured hearts and imaginations around the country. On Saturday they were wed at the West Tisbury Congregational Church.Mark Alan Lovewell
Sealed with a kiss, Mr. Attebery and Ms. Riggs are pronounced husband and wife.Mark Alan Lovewell
Pews of West Tisbury Congregational Church were packed with family, friends and members of Island community.Mark Alan Lovewell
Ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Arlene Bodge.Mark Alan Lovewell
Brothers Frank and Peter Dunkl provided musical prelude.Mark Alan Lovewell
After decades apart, recitation of vows.Mark Alan Lovewell
Soloist Tsilala Graham-Haynes performs during ceremony, which also included singing of hymns.Mark Alan Lovewell
Bride reads Silver Anniversary, a poem written by her mother, Dionis Coffin Riggs.Mark Alan Lovewell
At 81 and 91, respectively, couple prepare to start new life together as husband and wife.Mark Alan Lovewell
Ann Fielder, Ms. Riggs's older sister, played cello during service.Mark Alan Lovewell
Reception at the family home, Cleaveland House. The house has been in the family for over 250 years.Mark Alan Lovewell
Guests packed the Cleaveland House for reception.Mark Alan Lovewell
Mark Attebery, best man and son of groom, deliveres champagne toast.Mark Alan Lovewell
Plenty of lemonade and gifts for the happy couple.
Rainy weather moved reception gathering indoors, but did little to dampen celebrants' spirits.Mark Alan Lovewell
Members of community, including organist and pianist Mark Wright and trumpeter Ed Rodgers, entertained guests.Mark Alan Lovewell
Theirs is a love story for the ages that has been celebrated far beyond the Island's shorelines.Mark Alan Lovewell
Town Column
News
Improved cell phone service will becoming to West Tisbury after the town zoning board of appeals approved a special permit for a tower off New Lane, near Tisbury Great Pond.
The board approved a 66...
The 33 eighth graders at the West Tisbury School aren’t the only ones moving on to high school. Their principal, Michael Halt, an Island educator and administrator since 1997, is gearing up for a...
With construction about halfway complete on the new West Tisbury Library project, town leaders raised concerns this week about a rapidly dwindling contingency fund for the project.
The $6 million...
Celebrations
Benjamin Hopkins of Vineyard Haven was named to the dean’s list, high honors, and Shaelah Huntington of West Tisbury was named to the dean’s list, honors, for the spring 2013 semester at Connecticut...
Siobhan Smith of West Tisbury was named to the spring 2013 Chancellor’s List at University of Massachussetts Dartmouth.
James Todd and Jess Swaringen of Oak Bluffs and Alexia Schroeder of West Tisbury graduated from Villanova University in Villanova, Pa. on Sunday, May 19.
Obituaries
Carol Carrick, the award-winning author of more than four dozen children’s books and books for young adults, many with a Vineyard setting, died unexpectedly at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on June...
Carol Carrick, the well-known children’s author whose books have had a cherished place on family bookshelves and in children’s rooms in public libraries for more than 40 years, died last week in her...