Tara Kaeka and Calvin Kaeka, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Finnegan Calvin Kaeka, born on April 22 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Finnegan weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces at birth.

Aquinnah

Stig Leschly purchased 476 and 488 Lighthouse Road in Aquinnah from Mary Clair Wall and John Louis Zannini Estate for $749,000 in April 14.

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission purchased Moshup Trail in Aquinnah from Edward Harris III for $35,370 on April 16.

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission purchased Moshup Trail in Aquinnah from Grace Reeves for $6,435 on April 17.

Edgartown

Sonja Josephson and Brendan Crane, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Alma Sophia Crane, born on April 21 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Alma weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.

Robert S. Douglas, renowned designer and captain of the topsail schooner Shenandoah — as well as a teacher and mentor and businessman who founded the Black Dog apparel company — died early Wednesday at the family home at Arrowhead Farm in West Tisbury. He was 93.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words — but for Nancy Nordin, one photo turned into a once-in-a-thousand bird sighting.

After what seems like weeks of rain, it is finally drying up. My potted perennials all needed water.

Dewberries are difficult.

Spring is really trying to get here, but now we have to go through the fog stage.

The evening planets available for viewing are Jupiter and Mars. Jupiter is appearing in the western sky after sunset. The planet is in the zodiacal constellation Taurus, the bull. The planet is above the head of the bull and between the bull's horns. Jupiter won't be with us for very long. We've only got a couple of weeks to see it. Each night ahead, it appears lower in the western sky.

The Edgartown Council on Aging, in collaboration with Healthy Aging MV, has launched a new project called Chappy Connect.