Zoe Pechter Thompson and Simon Thompson of Chilmark announce the birth of a daughter, Nell Marjorie Thompson, born on Jan. 13 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Catherine N. Norton died Dec. 22 at the age of 73 after battling cancer. She had been the Falmouth boat line governor for about a year and had previously worked at the Marine Biological Laboratories.

A project to house adolescent mental health services in a new building on the Martha’s Vineyard Community Services campus has taken another step forward. The commission said the new building will not need regional review.

Oak Bluffs is in the throes of another tight budget season, as education costs continue to outpace tax resources. This week the town selectmen gave their blessing to a $26.5 million budget for fiscal year 2016.

A crowd of well-wishers gathered at the Wharf on Tuesday night to watch the premiere of Big Giant Swords, a new reality series on the Discovery Channel. Swordmaker Mike Craughwell was there, along with other cast members.

I like gray — a good gray flannel suit is always nice. A well-weathered gray cedar shingle evokes a pleasant feeling. But there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.

To support the outing program at the Chilmark School, the PTO is hosting a Red Hot Blues fundraiser, featuring the Mike Benjamin Band supplying the tunes.

Adult & Community Education (ACE MV) is offering a walk-in winter registration on Friday, Jan 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the regional high school front entrance lobby.

ACE MV will hold a walk-in winter registration Friday at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School front entrance lobby from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Have you been receiving those pesky phone calls? The calls where an actual living person tells you our government has selected you as a great, law-abiding taxpayer to receive a refund that very day of $7,466.19.