The Vineyard Youth Tennis program, which provides free tennis lessons and court time at its Oak Bluffs facility, is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Saturday, July 21 with a professional tennis exhibition, tennis games and prizes, a kids' carnival with clowns, as well as magicians and face painting. Festivities begin at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 508-693-7762.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $46,660 for the business week ending on Friday, July 13, 2012. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.

Much of the land bank revenue last week came from the town of West Tisbury, where two transactions resulted in $21,400. In Oak Bluffs, one eligible transaction yielded $14,500. Two transactions in Tisbury generated $10,730, while one in Edgartown resulted in $30. No eligible transactions were recorded in Chilmark or Aquinnah.

State and federal environmental officials Friday formally designated the waters surrounding Martha’s Vineyard and south of Cape Cod off limits for the discharging of boat effluent. The designation means that nearly 95 per cent of state waters around Massachusetts are closed to effluent discharge. State Energy and Environmental Affairs and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials made the announcement this morning at a gathering at Aselton Park in Hyannis.

Widespread partying puts pressure on teens. For police, restaurants and liquor stores — not to mention teenagers trying to get their hands on beer or a cocktail — some high-tech little machines are making a big difference on the Vineyard this summer. With underage drinking historically at a high rate in this resort community, Island police say more minors, fueled by increasingly easy access to high-quality fake IDs, are being caught as they try to purchase alcohol on the Island.

Lake Tashmoo, which was closed to shellfishing last week because of a rare toxic algae bloom, reopened Friday morning.

A press release from the town of Tisbury said that the state notified shellfish constable Danielle Ewart on Friday morning to say that additional testing indicated the pond had been cleared and that it could be reopened to shellfishers immediately.

On any given summer afternoon, the stand at Morning Glory Farm in Edgartown is bustling. Shoppers leave with large totes of fresh vegetables, still warm from being picked just across the street. For new Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources commissioner Greg Watson, the stand reflects the changing face of the country’s farming movement, one where consumers aren’t left behind but are active participants in the changing of their food system.

A second senior executive has resigned at the Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank. Robert G. Ripley Jr., an executive vice president who headed the Martha’s Vineyard Financial Group, the bank’s wealth management division, has left the bank effective today.

Mr. Ripley confirmed yesterday that he was no longer working at the bank, but had no further comment.

His resignation follows the abrupt resignation of president and chief executive officer Christopher Wells in late May.

With much of the nation suffering from drought or drought-like conditions — it’s the hottest year on record so far, according to the National Weather Service — the Vineyard is going through its own oppressively hot and dry season. But this still may be one of the most comfortable places to be on the East Coast this summer.

Rainfall, which was above normal last year, has slipped well below normal so far this year.

Temperatures are unseasonably hot, though the highs abated yesterday.

A New Hampshire man died at a Boston hospital Tuesday nearly two weeks after being injured in a Fourth of July car accident on the Vineyard that also killed his girlfriend.

According to a family friend, Seth Vieara Jones, 26, of Dummer, N.H., died early Tuesday evening. His death was confirmed by a spokesman at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Mr. Jones was taken off life support and was surrounded by family and friends, Melanie Devoid, the family friend, told the Gazette.

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