On May 27, the Bread and Puppet Theatre will attempt to incite revolution through puppetry at the Chilmark Community Center.

Summer is getting closer, the trees are budding, rhododendron and azaleas are in bloom, even a few roses are blossoming already. The temperatures have been relatively warm but now we look for rain.

Chilmark enjoyed a spectacular Memorial Day. The events of respect and memory were blessed with sunshine and attendance and the family reunions were many. The Chilmark school students continued a long tradition of casting flowers in Menemsha harbor in honor of those lost in wars.

Whew! Memorial Day weekend—sudden, overwhelming, exhausting! I’d call it a four-day weekend. It felt and looked like summer for all four of those days. There was not a parking space to be had in all of downtown Edgartown but you could surely get a T-shirt and an ice cream cone.

The holiday weekend weather was nice for this time of year. Many outdoor activities and cookouts took place on Memorial Day despite a few sprinkles. There are two new sidewalks in town, courtesy of the commonwealth.

Veteran Edgartown police officers Michael Gazaille and Joel DeRoche were promoted to the rank of sergeant and sworn in at the selectmen’s meeting Monday. Police chief David Rossi praised both men for their trustworthiness and long service to the town.

The Gay Head Light move is now expected to begin around mid-day Thursday, project managers for the relocation project said today. Favorable soil and weather conditions and the fine-tuned coordination of contractors working at the site has put the project well ahead of schedule.

Friends and relatives of the late Peggy Freydberg gathered in Chilmark Sunday to celebrate her life, and a new collection of her poetry.

David A. Coriale and Maureen L. Coriale purchased 71 Pilgrim Road in Edgartown from John B. Mariano Jr. and Laura Mariano for $665,000 on May 21.

Erin and Zeb Tilton of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Maisie Marie Tilton, born on May 24 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.