A story in the Dec. 14 edition of the Gazette misprinted the telephone number for community radio station 93.7 WVVY. The correct telephone number is 508-693-9379. The Gazette regrets the error.
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A photo caption accompanying last Friday’s Gazette feature on The Homecoming, currently on stage at the Vineyard Playhouse, identified the actor pictured as Daniel Cuff, who plays Clay-Boy. The photo was of Xavier Powers, who plays Birdshot Sprouse. The Gazette regrets the error.
A Nov. 16 story in the Gazette about the sale of Thimble Farm reported inaccurately on the farm’s status in 2000 after former owners Bencion and Patricia Moskow sold the development rights to the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank. The farm remained in continuous operation until it was sold to Lawrence Benson in 2002. The Gazette regrets the error.
A caption in the Friday, Sept. 28 Gazette that appeared beneath a photograph of a charter fishing group aboard the Tomahawk II misidentified three people. The correct identification, left to right, is Charles Ogletree, Christine Dunn, Buddy Vanderhoop, Thomas Menino, Paul Foster and Cecily Foster.
A column about trophy houses that appeared on the Commentary Page in Friday’s Gazette contained a historical inaccuracy. The chateau Chenonceaux was acquired by Henri II in 1526 in payment for back taxes and was immediately turned over to Dianne de Poitiers, who would be his mistress for 23 years. The Gazette regrets the error.
A photo caption accompanying a story in last Friday’s Gazette about five Island women who traveled to North Carolina to advocate civil rights misidentified several of the women. From left to right, they are Polly Woollcott Murphy; Nancy Hodgson, later known as Nancy Whiting; Peg Lillienthal; Virginia Mazer; and Nancy Smith. The story also misspelled Mrs. Mazer’s name.
The headline on an obituary published in the Friday Gazette for Marcia Mann Baker was inaccurate. It was Marcia’s husband, Bob, who came to the Vineyard during the war. The Gazette regrets the error.
A story in Tuesday’s Gazette about Martha’s Vineyard Community Services reported incorrectly on a planned crisis stabilization unit for Islanders with substance abuse or mental health problems. Community Services is planning the unit with the help of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, but the unit will not be located at the hospital. The Gazette regrets the error.
A story in Friday’s paper about live music on the Vineyard misspelled the name of Outerland talent advance manager Whitney Dailey. The Gazette regrets the error.
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A birth announcement in the Friday Gazette contained the incorrect weight for Wenonah Madison-Sauer. Wenonah weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces at birth. The Gazette regrets the error.
A story in the Oct. 17 edition of the Gazette about short-term borrowing for the West Tisbury town hall renovation project contained an inaccuracy. An attempt by town officials to sell short-term bond anticipation notes was postponed, but did not fail. The Gazette regrets the error.
