Michael P. Kelly, Marylou McGovern and Thomas M. McGovern purchased 7 Cyprien Way in Edgartown for $350,001 on August 30.

A little more than a day after being pulled out of the water for some routine maintenance, the On Time III has been called back to duty making the Edgartown to Chappaquiddick loop.

Chappy ferry owner Peter Wells announced this summer that the On Time III, the bigger of the ferry’s two boats, would be out of the water starting Sept. 3 for a Coast Guard inspection and to have the bottom of the boat painted. Mr. Wells said the week after Labor Day was quiet last year and would be the best time to be down to one ferry for between 10 and 20 days.

Laura L. Pemberton-Elkow and Paul Elkow purchased 27 Deacon Vincent Way in Edgartown for $869,000 on August 30.

Stephen J. Blommer and Charles F. Holzwarth purchased 10 Down Harbor Road in Edgartown from Donna Frieze and Lyman Frieze for $1,220,000 on August 29.

Beds/Baths:  4/3

Square Footage:  2053

Acreage:   .69

Year Built:  1986, renovated 2000

Asking Price:  $1,350,000

Assessed Value:   $992,700

Residential/Land/Commercial:  Residential

Christy A. Edwards and Craig A. Edwards purchased 7 Shady Oak Lane in Edgartown for $675,000 on August 28.

Michael A. Torcia purchased 260 Katama Road in Edgartown for $900,000 on August 28.

Christopher L. Lemley, trustee of the PKW Realty Trust, purchased 25 Pierce Lane in Edgartown for $1,200,000 on August 26.

Aquinnah police have been investigating a late August discovery of 20 marijuana plants on a Sheriff’s Meadow property off Lighthouse Road.

For Sarah Rivers, who has lived on Martha’s Vineyard her entire life, the abundance of options here for wedding venues makes the Island a special place. The one thing Ms. Rivers always knew, though, was that her wedding day would take place at a site where she and her husband could always return to remember the special day.

One evening in the library of the University of California at Berkeley, Libby Ellis turned to her study partner and announced she was moving to Martha’s Vineyard.

She would not be going to the next morning’s seminar and continuing her master’s in economic geography, she told him. Instead, she was moving to the Vineyard to start her own illustration studio. This was during the winter of 2012. When she arrived on the Island, Ms. Ellis found a job digging holes and landscaping for Michael Donaroma, her study partner’s college roommate.