The running of the sixth annual Chappy foot race will be on Sunday June 30.

Caitlin and John Riordan, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Quinn Mary Riordan, born on May 28 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Good news! Guinea pigs Rocco and Meadow were adopted together. Here’s to lots of fun times for all.

Nicholas Paul purchased 81 Oyster Pond Road in Edgartown from William Newman Trust and Jane Newman Nominee Trust for $5,228,210 on May 23.

I’m a relatively light sleeper, so Monday night’s thunderstorm was, as they say, a rude awakening. The news covered much more serious damage from the fast-moving storm.

RISE Vineyard Performing Arts presents their 17th annual recital on Sunday, June 2.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of 365,544.20 for the business week ending on Friday, May 24, 2024.

It’s about time. I got an email from Wayne Smith with an attached photograph of a hawk at the nest containing three chicks. Finally, with that photo, the red-shouldered hawk becomes the newest species known to nest on the Island.

June is LGBTQ+ pride month, an annual series of events that continue to grow each year on the Island, with the pride parade as the annual centerpiece. This year’s parade takes place June 8, beginning at the Island Queen Dock.

John Muir had a fondness for ferns. He encouraged this activity: “Spread a fern-frond over a man’s head and worldly cares are cast out, and freedom and beauty and peace come in.”