The Gannon and Benjamin boatyard on the Vineyard Haven harbor was the scene of a festive launch Monday for a new design created by the venerable wooden boat yard. The Sheldrake is a gaff sloop daysailer and Nat Benjamin’s 85th original design.

The town’s acting police chief John M. (Jack) Collins recommended longtime Edgartown police officer David Rossi as the new police chief at a board of selectmen meeting. Selectmen took the recommendations under advisement.

Penny and Gavin Franklin of West Tisbury announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Lynn Franklin, to Dr. David Christopher Traficante, son of Eileen and the late Dr. Louis J. Traficante of Shohola, Pa.

After three days of competition, the Vineyard’s own Rise Dance Company picked up several awards at the Spirit of Dance Awards last month.

The Tisbury School has announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2014-2015 academic year.

The raw bar will be hopping from 6 to 10 p.m. on May 9 at the Chilmark Community Center for the shellfish group spring fundraiser.

Each of the five traditional public school districts on the Vineyard does its own thing, right down to the toilet paper, schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss said in the first of five forums on the state of the schools.

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2014-2015 academic year.

A quiet gathering at the West Tisbury library on Sunday celebrated the life of F. Patrick Gregory, longtime town moderator and an avid library patron. Mr. Gregory died a year ago next week, the victim of a homicide while hiking in northern California.

Just in time for spring planting, staff at the Polly Hill Arboretum have debuted a plant selection guide, a searchable database that helps local growers choose ideal plants for their green spaces. The site has cataloged nearly 1,000 plants according to their preferred growing conditions.