It is not often that the same species repeats at the top of this column but once again American oystercatchers are in the news as the Martha’s Vineyard Bird Club’s field trip on March 9.

The subject was not black and white, but rather a shade of gray.

The wind is worse for outdoor work than rain or even snow. Tarps blow around, it’s impossible to spread fertilizer and a person’s overall mood becomes increasingly sour.

Friends of Family Planning will host a lip sync contest to benefit the organization on Friday, March 22 at the Loft in Oak Bluffs.

The jury trial for Romane Clayton and Miquel Jones, two men who were arrested for allegedly robbing the Rockland Trust Bank, is now scheduled for Oct. 7, nearly a year after the initial trial date.

Under the proposal, the owner of a private residence in town could not hold more than two events per month with 50 or more people, nor host more than five large events a year.

Joe and Emily Monteiro, the team behind 19 Prime and 19 Raw, are taking over the Copper Anchor’s lease this April, looking to open a new restaurant, 9, later this spring.

In Chilmark last Friday, a queen and a mother, horned and cloven-hooved, died at the Native Earth Teaching farm after a period of illness.

Unlike most Featherstone shows, which bring together the diverse viewpoints of visual artists, MVC@50 aims a focused lens at the commission’s half-century of planning authority over developments affecting the Vineyard as a whole.

Sixteen regional high school students won a total of 22 awards at the 2024 Massachusetts Scholastic Art Awards.