The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School will host an open house and student showcase on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Denise Schepici, president of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, and Claire Seguin, chief nurse and vice president of operations, received the Healthcare Community Outreach Partner Award.

Steamship Authority general manager Robert Davis announced the schedule change at the port council meeting Tuesday, saying the state had determined the construction needed to go through the town committee. 

Tisbury residents resoundingly approved a debt exclusion to fund an overhaul of the Vineyard Haven library at a special election Tuesday.

Birthdays, birthdays, birthdays. New Year’s Day is not only the start of a new calendar year but a special day of celebration.

Freezing is the word of this month already. Thankfully, we have no water or snow to deal with ice, but we are holding our breath to see what happens this weekend.

I bought a miniature daffodil plant yesterday, the one called Tete a Tete, three for $10.

The Edgartown select board will promote Lieut. Chris Dolby to police chief next week, choosing the longtime Edgartown officer over two other finalists. 

A long-running dispute between a pair of prominent business owners and an Island fuel supplier made its way back into court last month with a new wrinkle.

The next Tuesdays in the Newsroom at the Vineyard Gazette office will highlight the outdoor columnists who fill the last page of the paper each week with tales of the Island’s flora and fauna.