Paul Curran, 48, of Vineyard Haven, won the Pat West Gaff Rig Race last Saturday. Mr. Curran was sailing his 32-foot wooden Bahamian smack called Mary Eleanor. Mr. Curran is a long-time figure on the waterfront, along with his boat and his first mate and co-owner Jill Walsh.

“It is so good Paul won,” Mr. Lobdell said afterwards.

The A Gallery in Vineyard Haven is having its last reception of the season on Saturday, Sept. 22.

Both soccer teams play at home this week, with the boys taking on Bishop Stang on Tuesday at 3 p.m. and the girls playing Mashpee on Thursday at 3 p.m.

The Vineyard Nursing Association has announced the hire of a new, full-time physical therapist. Eric M. Gordon, PT, is the founder and CEO of the Gordon Institute for Human | Sports Performance, and a physical therapist practitioner for 20 years.

After nearly two decades tucked behind Main street, the Midnight Farm home store will move to the former Bunch of Grapes bookstore in Vineyard Haven.

West Tisbury Library users, this is your challenge, should you choose to accept it. Submit a donation to the West Tisbury Library Foundation, Inc. before Oct. 1. and see your donation doubled.

The West Tisbury Public Library is preparing for the big renovation. Construction on the new library will take approximately a year and a half. During the interim the temporary headquarters for the library will be located at Middletown Village, across the street from Conroy’s Apothecary.

All the dogs at the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard have been adopted with the exception of Popi, the big, beautiful greyhound who has gone back to his original owner temporarily until he can find a home.

The Tisbury town hall will be closed next week and a portion of Spring street in Vineyard Haven will be closed on Friday as contractors continue painting work on the building.

Tisbury selectmen Tuesday approved a common victualler’s license for Cafe Moxie, clearing the way for the long-awaited re-opening of the Main street restaurant.