The Dukes County Health Council Youth Task Force will expand its services into career counseling for young adults thanks to a three-year grant totaling $212,800 from the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation. The funds will be used to facilitate Project Next, which will provide support to the young adults population on Martha’s Vineyard through a variety of programs and initiatives. The project will begin with a series of focus groups and assessments as well as open office hours to provide financial and career counseling.

In a home known for fostering literary talent and housing traveling artists, conversation at the Cleaveland House has been consumed lately with talk about place settings, tablecloths, decorations and flowers. A how-to book on marrying at an older age lies on the entry table amongst works of great authors.

Sailors for the Sea, an ocean conservation nonprofit focused on the sailing and boating community, announced that Sail Martha’s Vineyard and Tisbury Waterways have taken the Clean Regattas Pledge for gold level Clean Regattas certification of the 2013 Vineyard Cup. Clean Regattas certification provides independent, third-party verification that a yacht club, sailing program, or regatta is environmentally responsible and is protecting and restoring the waters.

Friday, May 17: Bright, sunny. The Point Way Inn is a quiet step away from the bustle of Main street. Wisteria join the chorus of blossoming flowers. Memorial Park lawn is lush. Bicyclists take a break and sit on benches, look at their maps and iPhones and appear to have a leisurely afternoon.

Kathleen Solecki and Michael Solecki purchased 117 Herring Creek Road for $1,775,000 on May 17.

Michael A. Howland purchased 495 Katama Road Unit F-8 for $695,000 on May 16.

Gato Properties LLC purchased 72 Pennsylvania Avenue for $170,299 on May 13. Scott Brown then purchased the property for $170,299.

Elizabeth Zanetti purchased 8 Mayhew Way for $270,000 on May 13.

Katherine J. Kidder purchased one parcel at 98 Pocha Road and four parcels at 36, 46, 64 and 96 Bay View for $3,150,000 on May 16.

Brigid T. Brennan and Michael C. Henry purchased 3 Old Wintucket Way for $1,485,000 on May 15.