We are going through our typical April.

The Island's first Earth Day festival will be held at the Martha's Vineyard Museum on Saturday, April 22.

A public information workshop and listening session will be hosted by the Chappy Ferry Steering Committee and the consultants from Fuss & O'Neill on Thursday, April 27.

Katherine Wilson and Casey Decker, of West Tisbury, announces the birth of a daughter, Ruby Azalea Decker, born on April 7.

Olivia and Jack Sheerin, of Falmouth, announce the birth of son, Axel Robert Sheerin, born April 7 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Construction to modify a deck at the Homeport restaurant in Menemsha was halted last week after the Chilmark building department found the new owners hadn’t secured a building permit.

Two new llamas recently arrived at Island Alpaca Company, recruited by owner Barbara Ronchetti who is hoping they will help protect the alpaca herd against the Island’s coyote population.

Crockett Cataloni and twins Jimmy and Andy DiMattia have purchased Edgartown Seafood from Danny Larsen, following his 36-year tenure behind the counter.

The two remaining weekends of PathwaysArts' Chilmark Tavern residency have a full line-up of events featuring music, dance, visual art, ocean films, fiction and poetry.

The up-Island school committee last week agreed to rescind a previous vote placing a hold on enrollments from outside of the district.