Megan Buchanan of Vineyard Haven was named to the fall 2014 dean’s list.

Bri Buchanan of Vineyard Haven was named to the fall 2014 dean’s list.

Gage Rancich of Vineyard Haven was named to the fall 2014 dean’s list at Oklahoma City University.

Nancy Merriman and Timothy Merriman of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Logan Paul Merriman, born on Jan. 10 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum will move into the Nathan Mayhew Schoolhouse in Vineyard Haven, the former home of Sail Martha’s Vineyard. The museum plans to use the two-room schoolhouse as a satellite education center.

As chairman of Chilmark library trustees for 17 years, Norman Freed helped transform one of the smallest libraries on the Island into a hub for community events and a more welcoming place for kids and teens. Now he is stepping down.

Saturday was the last night at the Ocean View for the ownership of Ron and Peggy Jackson who have owned the popular bar and restaurant for 36 years. The place was packed, as always, this time with friends, family and former employees.

A nationwide search has begun for a new executive director for the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, with commissioners finalizing a job description this week. Current director Mark London announced his retirement in October.

In its first land purchase in more than a decade, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has added 17 acres to its approximately 480 acres of land holdings. The $1.15 million property abuts the Wampanoag tribal building land.

About the same time Trip Barnes started his business, Clarence A. Barnes Moving and Storage, he found three people dead in three weeks, all out on Chappaquiddick. Fifty-four years later Trip is still moving.