The Yates drugstore was a fixture on Main street Vineyard Haven for decades. Now the family name will forever be tied to an annual scholarship for a Vineyard student, thanks to a generous bequest.

Well, Father’s Day is Sunday and Dad gets to relax, at least for one day. Many outdoor cookouts will be held in his honor and for once he does not have to clean up afterwards. Also on Sunday summer begins, and the buses will begin operating on their full summer schedule. We will experience a dramatic increase in population and automobile traffic this weekend.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $86,155 for the business week ending on Friday, June 12, 2015.

Matthew R. Hobart and Jessica A. Drysdale purchased 180 Bernard Circle in Vineyard Haven from Raymond A. Leone Jr. and Ellen M. Leone for $460,000.

Nicholas Davies of Edgartown has been named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Bridgewater State University.

Stephania F. Cray and Frank H. Cray of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Maya Rose Cray, born on June 8 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Following Dr. George Church’s recent discussion on gene therapy, age reversal and the regenesis of extinct species, one woman in the crowd raised her hand and asked, “What kind of a scientist are you?” Well, some call him the "rock star" of DNA and molecular genetics.

More traffic officers, more signs, more street painting and additional monitoring cameras are all short-term fixes suggested by the Edgartown planning board for traffic issues created by the long line of vehicles waiting to board the ferry.

Due to service cutbacks by the privately-owned Hy-Line, the Steamship Authority is considering a Nantucket route for the new $40 million ferry Woods Hole, now under construction in Louisiana, boat line governor Marc Hanover said.

A U.S. Coast Guard investigation into the sinking of a the fishing boat Robert C. Monday afternoon off Dogfish Bar at the western end of the Vineyard, remains open and active, according to a Coast Guard spokesman The owner of the sunken vessel reportedly has decided not to salvage the 33-foot wooden boat, which went down in 40 to 50 feet of water after colliding with another fishing boat.