Caribbean carry-out food will not be on the menu at a new restaurant planned for the former Golden Bull steakhouse in Vineyard Haven, after MVTap owner Anderson Martins streamlined his application to do business at the long-empty Five Corners spot.

The manager of the Vineyard’s only homeless shelter has been going to the Island town governments in recent weeks in the hope that they will join Harbor Homes to start a committee or task force aimed at helping the growing homeless population.

Some of you may know the couple of young fellas from Chappy who graduated from engineering school and got jobs at Tesla in the design department.

Kara and Ryan Leandro, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Logan Christopher Leandro, born on March 23.

The March winds are certainly keeping us in a cool mood, but the sun is trying to keep us happy. Monday was certainly a great day with the sun and just a small wind. But it will soon be April with the rain to bring May flowers.

We are riding the usual roller coaster of spring weather here in the northeast. As we approach April it seems things are settling down a bit. There is plenty to do now on the Island so turn your collar up to the wind and get out there.

I’m going to say something that every old person on the planet says on a regular basis: “They don’t make things like they used to!”

A popular spring constellation, easy to find, is Boötes, the shepherd. The large constellation is rising in the north east after sunset. The arrangement of stars looks like a large kite, though it depicts a shepherd. The bright orange star Arcturus is at the bottom of the kite, where one might attach a tail.

Maybe we shouldn’t go round the mulberry bush or perhaps even plant it.

Gail Barmakian, Benjamin Clark and Amy Del Torto are all running for the position and outlined their relevant professional experience at the League of Women Voters' candidate forum Wednesday.