Discouraged by a stalled quest for federal funding, the town of Oak Bluffs is now looking for other ways to dredge the sand-filled channel beneath the Little Bridge at Sengekontacket Pond. The inlet has now closed and the window to dredge it is also closing, with April the deadline for work to be done.

With demand for affordable homesites running high and an upcoming lottery for four lots at Nab’s Corner a few days away, the Chilmark selectmen this week denied two appeals from applicants who did not meet the guidelines.

Shotgun hunting season opened last week, and runs through Dec. 13. In addition to putting food on the table, the season is essential for gathering the data used to manage the deer population.

The work of an EMT begins with basic training, and recruits are always needed. Classes begin in early January. An informational open house will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Edgartown fire station. All are welcome.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $30,620 for the business week ending on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.

Two leading scientists with the Massachusetts Estuaries Project met with the Chilmark selectmen this week to seek approval in moving forward with their study of Chilmark Pond. A draft report released last month confirms that the pond is at its limit for handling nitrogen runoff.

Nonna had one of the biggest surprises of her 97 years! Teri and I knew the plan, but on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. my son Chris Clark and my two grandsons, Corbyn, age 10, and Dominic, age 7, showed up at Nonna’s home in White Plains.

With all the excitement surrounding the new Barn Bowl and Bistro bowling center opening early in 2015, the question quite commonly asked is will it be big balls (ten-pin) or small balls (candlepin)?

It might well have been dubbed the cook’s tour, since among other things when principal Gil Traverso took wide-eyed school committee members on an early-morning walk around the regional high school recently, the culinary arts teaching space was one of the first stops along the way that jarred the senses. But it certainly was not the only one.

We want to thank the Gazette and reporter Alex Elvin for the detailed coverage of the meetings held by the town committee on Squibnocket, and the ongoing public dialogue surrounding the future of Squibnocket Beach.