E.B. White found appreciation in even the simplest of life’s tasks.

Last Tuesday Gerald Fritz’s day started off a lot like every other. Around half past 10 he embarked on a leisurely stroll from his four-bedroom parsonage on South Water street and crossed town to the Espresso Love coffee shop.

Before he’d rounded the corner by the courthouse, he spotted a young acquaintance. “’S’up, Jerry?” the man greeted him. “How you behaving?” Jerry asked. They high-fived and continued on in opposite directions.

A dead juvenile finback whale was found floating in the ocean between the Vineyard and Noman’s Land last Friday.

David Damroth, a Chilmark resident, said he spotted the whale from a hill above Squibnocket Beach. He later took his boat out on the water and got a closer look at the animal, which was largely intact, he said. The only marks he saw were from scavenging seagulls.

An Island man was arraigned Sept. 6 in Edgartown District Court on several charges, including rape of a child.

Andrew R. Bradshaw, 49, was arrested Sept. 5 and charged with rape of a child with force, open and gross lewdness and two counts of enticing a child under 16 in two separate cases dating to June and September 2012. The incidents allegedly happened in Tisbury, where Mr. Bradshaw has a home. His current listed address is in Edgartown.

An outreach and education manager in human services has been named director of Martha’s Vineyard Family Planning, the organization announced on Tuesday.

Brenda Grandizio most recently worked as a program instructor counseling young parents at Chester County Intermediate Unit, an educational agency which provides direct services to school districts outside of Philadelphia, Pa.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $255,825 for the business week ending on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.

An experienced educator from central Massachusetts has been named as the new director of student support services for the Martha’s Vineyard public schools.

Philip Campbell, current director of pupil services for the Auburn public school district, will begin sometime in mid-November, Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss said.

Joseph M. O’Connor and Sonia O’Connor purchased 44 Norton Orchard Road in Edgartown from Charles Jerome Caminada and Claire Harriet Caminada for $1,157,500 on Sept. 5.

Beds/Baths:  5/3

Square Footage:  2,072

Acreage:  .44

Year Built:  1999

Asking Price:  $1,250,000

Assessed Value:   $782,000

Residential/Land/Commercial:  Residential

Carlos Gomes Teles Filho and Sybil J. Filho purchased 41 West Farm Road in West Tisbury from Jordan P. Krasnow and Jean H. Krasnow, trustees of Grey Realty Trust, for $562,500 on Sept. 6.

Beds/Baths:  3/2.5

Square Footage:  2,083

Acreage:  .67

Year Built:  1995

Asking Price:  $595,000

Assessed Value:   $569,100

Residential/Land/Commercial:  Residential

Allan Rogers and Joy Lynn Rogers purchased 578 Main street in Tisbury from Lorraine B. Kornek for $345,000 on Sept. 5.

Beds/Baths:  2/2

Square Footage:  1,100

Acreage:  .16

Year Built:  1968

Asking Price:  $489,000

Assessed Value:   $473,100

Residential/Land/Commercial:  Residential