More than 30 years ago, at a Chinese restaurant in Boston, a message from a fortune cookie set Island resident, Dr. Gerry Yukevich, on course for a lifelong love affair with Caribbean cruising.

Memorial Day weekend brings with it a range of emotions — from the adrenalin of the busy season to quiet reflections on what the holiday means as service men and women are remembered for giving the greatest sacrifice.

Alicia Jegede purchased 12 Bellevue avenue in Oak Bluffs from Mark L. Gomes for $875,000 on May 14.

Virgil Cray, 52, of Oak Bluffs, was arraigned on May 6 charges in Tisbury of breaking and entering.

On Saturday, May 25, the best of the minors and major Little League divisions will take to the bases at Penn Field as part of a baseball extravaganza.

The spring weather has lifted everyone’s spirits this week. Total strangers greet each other proclaiming “what a beautiful day.” We can all use some uplifting before the onslaught of summer.

We finally had sunshine. What a difference a little sun does for your soul.

For many on the Vineyard, Memorial Day weekend is a time to restore the water and open up the cottage since the winter closing.

Our annual Memorial Day March to the Sea will step off at 12:15 p.m. from the Tisbury school.

“Introduce yourself,” says the editor as I begin my term today writing the West Tisbury column.