Dukes County public health educator Fernando Lana has been providing Portuguese translation and interpreting services for an array of public health concerns. He started working with the Island’s boards of health as a volunteer during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our pets of the week are Rocco and Meadow, two sweet, adorable and very friendly Guinea Pigs.

Galleries in Edgartown are opening their doors this month, with one of the town’s art mainstays now located at a new address.

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.

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

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

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.