The sun is shining, the snow is melting, it is warmer and the crocuses and daffodils are showing their little leaves.

The Chappaquiddick Community Center is looking to fill staff positions for the coming season.

The rhodies are alright.

The select board voted Tuesday to allow the harbor and shellfish departments to move forward with a plan to install a new dock near Our Market, replacing a pair of slips that sit there now.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation sent a proposed design to add new curbs and crosswalks at the intersection of Lake and Seaview avenues, a bustling spot near the town police station, a bus stop and where vehicles start to line up for the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority terminal. 

Across the Island but particularly in the down-Island towns, changing tastes and demands from owners of historic homes are increasingly butting up against rules designed to preserve the character of the Island.

Martha's Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation is now accepting nominations for its annual Community Impact Grants.

The white picket fence bordering State Road and the West Tisbury cemetery will remain standing for now after the town historic district commission, in a split vote Monday, denied a plan from the select board to remove most of the fence.

Registration is now open for the summer 2024 performances of Built on Stilts, the Vineyard's homegrown community dance and performance festival.

School vacation means playoff action this week for the Vineyarders. The postseason tournaments begin for the basketball and hockey teams this week while the swim and indoor track teams have already shown out at the state championships.