Emily Rebeca Crossland and Kyle Blaise Crossland, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Caroline Gardner Crossland, born on April 28.

Hianca Salazar and Samuel Meireles Amancio, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a son, Davi Salazar Meireles, born on April 24.

From the May 3, 1974 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Polly Woollcott Murphy:

Rachel Schubert and Junior Campbell, of West Tisbury, announce the birth of a daughter, Selene Schubert Campbell, born on April 28.

Volunteer crew cuts a channel from Vineyard Sound to James Pond to help herring find spawning shelter.

Looks like the winter of our discontent is finally over. With no freezing nights expected we can begin to carefully set out our plants.

Although we’ve had a couple of frosty mornings in the past week or so, I think we can definitively say the northern hemisphere has officially entered spring.

April showers bring May flowers as the saying goes and it is not wrong.

Slip Away Farm is looking for an individual to join their field crew full-time, June through August.

It is easy to get caught up with the exciting influx of new species, but remember that these migrants start nesting shortly after they arrive.