The daffodils are up and budded, and crocuses are blooming in different parts of the garden.

The weather starts to get warmer, the sun shines a little brighter and life seems full of new beginnings.

An Oak Bluffs woman who allegedly left a young boy she was babysitting alone in an SUV for several hours is facing a manslaughter charge after the boy died. And middle schoolers on the Island celebrate a basketball championship.

The Berklee Performance Center in Boston is an unlikely forum for a celebration of life for someone who has died. But Fletcher (Flash) Wiley, who lived between Boston and the Vineyard, lived a life that was punctuated with surprises, innovation, excitement and commitment .

The first potential project with a municipal employee preference will also head to town meeting floor this year, with Island Housing Trust asking if the towns are willing to help pay for a teacher housing project in West Tisbury.

Roughly 45 Vineyard workers gathered at the Edgartown School cafeteria over the weekend for the Martha’s Vineyard Builder’s Association’s first open safety training held in Portuguese. 

The Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association, which runs the FAIR plan for Bay Staters struggling to get insurance from other companies, is now allowing customers to get at least partial insurance with them for properties worth more than $1 million. 

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School building committee is narrowing down its design options for a new or renovated school.

Circuit Arts is celebrating 25 years of its March film festival. This year's showcase takes place March 26 to 30, and features 15 films, numerous panel discussions, food experiences and music.

Aimee Cotton is now facing a manslaughter charge after the young boy she was babysitting last week died at Massachusetts General Hospital.