Claire Phelan-Phillips and Isaiah Phillips of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Adaliah Caitlin Phillips, born on July 22 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

The Captain’s Cottages offer the allure of Vineyard ownership with the professional services and conveniences provided by the Harbor View Hotel. This three bedroom, two bathroom Cottage boasts high ceilings highlighted by a lovely space for entertaining and family gatherings. Distinguished with its beautiful black walnut floors and classic Vineyard design, the residence features include a gas fireplace, refrigerator, ceramic cook top, convection oven, washer and dryer, private cedar and mahogany outdoor shower, marble vanities, glass showers and include all furnishings.

To understand just how outdated is the Massachusetts Public Records law, consider that it was enacted the same year Xerox introduced the Alto.

A portion of State Road in West Tisbury was closed to traffic for a short time Thursday afternoon after a truck carrying sand rolled over after trying to avoid a collision, police said. The driver of the John Keene excavation truck was transported to the hospital but was not seriously injured.

From Owen Park to the Lagoon Pond drawbridge, decades old, family-run businesses pepper the Vineyard Haven waterfront. The architecture is haphazard, but that is perhaps Vineyard Haven’s charm — plus it’s rare for any town today to look much the same as it did 50 years ago.

A bill to reform and significantly strengthen the Massachusetts Public Records Law is attracting midsummer heat on Beacon Hill, as a bipartisan group of lawmakers backing the bill try to strike a compromise with an opposition group that represents commonwealth cities and towns, including on the Vineyard.

Tobias Vanderhoop is in the middle of a legal fight to determine whether the Wampanoag tribe has the legal authority to convert its community center into a class II gambling facility. He was recently deposed by a cluster of attorneys for a federal lawsuit.

The 37th annual Art Buchwald Possible Dreams Auction will be held on Sunday, July 26 at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort in Edgartown. This year’s auction will celebrate Norman Bridwell, the beloved creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog.

The Nature Conservancy, working with the Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust, has purchased the Island’s last historic groundfish permit. The permit was held by Greg Mayhew, owner of the Unicorn.

The Vineyard Conservation Society is gathering final approvals for a conservation restriction in Chilmark more than 20 years in the making.