Commission Requires Santander Bank to Replace Roof Tiles
Boys Baseball Tops Post-Season Play With First-Round Win
Open for Business Again, Moped Dealer Pauses to Reflect
Rare Drake Decoy Sets Record for Vineyard Sale
Realty Awards
LAER Realty Partners has announced the winners of its third annual ROAR awards.
Gene Play Opens Monday Night Specials
Announcing Otis
Linley Dolby and David Weagle of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Otis Apollo Weagle, born June 14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Ethiopian Film Highlights Beauty and Needs of Utopian Community
June Hutchinson Known for Kindness and Chocolate Chip Cookies
June Adams Hutchinson, a resident of Vineyard Haven and beloved wife of the late Richard A. Hutchinson, died peacefully at her home on Martha’s Vineyard with her daughters Diane and Alex, and her caregiver Bobbi Banks, by her side. She was 85.
June was born in 1932 in Brussels, Belgium and spent her early years in Brussels, Paris, Palm Beach and New York. June was married to Dick Hutchinson in Paris in 1957. She lived in Caracas, Venezuela, where she was on the board of the Caracas Circulating Library and the Campo Alegre School where she also taught Spanish and French as a substitute teacher.
She lived in Wilton, Conn., where she served on the board of Save the Children. June spent several years at the Landings in Savannah, Ga., where she was an avid and enthusiastic golfer. On Martha’s Vineyard she was a member of the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club and Farm Neck Club where she often played golf, winning member-member and member-guest tournaments.
June was known to all as a lovely, elegant and gracious woman; she was an avid reader, enjoying discussions on local and international politics. She entertained often with ease and joy. She will be remembered around Martha’s Vineyard for her “famous” chocolate chip cookies and her kindness to all.
Junie, as she was known to her family, is survived by her daughters, Diane Hutchinson Reilly of Chicago and Darien and Alexandra Hutchinson Kline of Darnestown, Md.; her sons in law Paul C. Reilly and Richard G. Kline Jr.; grandchildren Paul, Nate, and Caroline Reilly and Ashton, Tori and Drew Kline; and brother Robert Hall Adams of Cary, N.C.
She will be truly missed by her family and friends.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 5 at 10 a.m. at St. Augustine Church in Vineyard Haven.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, P.O. Box 1748, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 or hospiceofmv.org.
Edgartown Town Column: June 16
According to my calendar it is only June. However, I think someone forgot to tell the weather gods that heat waves are in July and August.
High Speed SSA Ferry Runs Aground in Hyannis
The Coast Guard and Steamship Authority were busy with response efforts Saturday after the fast ferry Iyanough hit a jetty in the Hyannis Harbor Friday night.
Taste of the Vineyard Delights Sell-Out Crowd
Frank R. Jardin
Frank R. Jardin of Edgartown and North Fort Myers, Fla., died on Wednesday, June 14. He was 89.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 21 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs. A graveside service will follow at 12:30 p.m. at the New Westside Cemetery on Robinson Road in Edgartown with the Rev. Michael Nagle officiating. Full military honors will be offered by the Veterans of Martha’s Vineyard.
A gathering of family and friends will follow the service at the Portuguese American Club on Vineyard avenue in Oak Bluffs. Please bring a dish to share.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Gazette.
Commission Begins to Explore Housing for Its Staff
West Tisbury Town Column: June 23
Schooner Alabama Runs Aground Off Mystic, Conn.
High School Mural Incident Sparks Backlash
Edgartown Begins Transition Plan for Retiring Fire Chief
William M. Correllus
William M. Correllus died on Thursday, June 15. He was 83.
Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial mass on Tuesday, June 27 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea on Massasoit avenue in Oak Bluffs. Interment of his cremated remains will follow at the Sacred Heart Cemetery on Vineyard avenue. Full military honors will be offered by the Veterans of Martha’s Vineyard. A gathering of family and friends will follow the service at the Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs. Please bring a dish to share.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Gazette.
Judith A. DeFilippo Swam Daily Laps at Owen Park
Judith A (Murphy) DeFilippo of Hingham died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 17. She was 76.
Judy was born in Boston on March 4, 1941. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth F. and Vicki (Newman) Murphy of Quincy and Vineyard Haven and graduated with the class of 1958 from North Quincy High School, where she was on the committee that created the beloved mascot Yakoo. She went on to graduate from Bridgewater State College in 1962. In 1963 she married her husband of 54 years, Gerald J. DeFilippo. She continued her education and received a masters in TESOL from Boston University in 1976.
She spent summers on the Vineyard with her family through her college years. She learned to swim from her dad, Ken Murphy, who taught swimming lessons at West Chop for 50 years. There is a memorial to her father and grandfather at the big pier at the Chop. Later, Judy took lifesaving lessons from the lifeguard at Owen Park, Carol Scribner, and learned to perfect “the crawl,” as we called it. She swam daily laps between the Owen Park dock and the ferry dock while, unbeknownst to her, entertaining people on the beach who marveled at her beautiful swimming and speculated about how many miles she would travel. (On average it was two miles.)
Judy worked at Stam’s restaurant in her earlier teen years and during her last full summer on the Island she was a lifeguard at Menemsha beach. She met her husband, Jerry, who worked at the Navigator room in Edgartown, on the Island, and they were married at the Dunes at South Beach in 1963. She taught third grade in Stamford and Naugatuck, Conn. before becoming a stay at home mom until her children entered public schools. She then taught English as a Second Language at the Northeastern University English Language Center for over 20 years. She was the past president of the Massachusetts Association of Teachers to Speakers of Other Languages, she supervised student teachers getting master’s degrees in ESL from Simmons College, and taught a methods course at Simmons. Judy also trained international teaching assistants who needed to improve their English skills.
She was an author and co-author of 12 English as a Second Language textbooks including Skill Sharpeners, Grammar Plus, and Dictations for Discussion, used all over the world. Some books were targeted for the immigrant/refugee communities, some for high school students, and others for pre-university intensive ESL programs. In 2015 she was honored with the Dr. George A. Weygand Award for outstanding dedication to the Bridgewater Alumni Association, and she was also actively involved with her high school alumni and reunion committee.
Judy traveled extensively around the world, including a heartwarming trip to Norway, where her maternal grandparents were born. She also travelled to Russia and Israel, where she was invited to share her teaching methods. Judy frequented the Hingham Public Library, where she would emerge with an armload of mystery novels, favoring British authors for their detailed characterizations. She was a wonderful cook, a gracious host, a proud, loving grandmother, a delightful auntie, an amazing mother and wife, a loving sister, a faithful friend, a dedicated teacher and an extremely generous person. She lived life globally, and her loss will be felt around the academic world and in the hearts of her many friends and loved ones forever.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry; her son, John; and her daughter, Marisa, and her husband, Jeff Peek, of Sudbury and their two children, Courtney and Connor. She also leaves sister Lois Doherty and her husband, Bill, of Rockland; her sister Pam Peterson of Greenland, N.H;. and her brother Frank Murphy and his wife Carol of Santa Fe, N.M.; 15 nieces and nephews, and many cherished friends, colleagues and former students.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours on Thursday, June 22 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home, 21 Emerald street in Hingham. A celebration of life service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m. Interment will take place at High Street Cemetery in Hingham.
In lieu of flowers, a North Quincy High School scholarship fund is being established in Judy’s name. Donations can also be made to UNICEF, your local library, or the charity of your choice, and please pay forward her kindness by doing a kind gesture for someone else.