Suellen Belo and Wagner Belo of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Ana Luisa Goncalves Belo, born on Nov. 6 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

The saltwater pond is generally healthy with no serious habitat damage, but nitrogen levels are at their limit, the report from the Massachusetts Estuaries Project report said.

At the Amigos story hour at the Edgartown Library, children wearing pajamas and slippers crowded around a group of high school students who read to them in Portuguese and English. Parents joined in.

The West Tisbury selectmen have appointed a new building inspector. Joseph Tierney Jr., who is currently a local inspector for the town, is expected to succeed Ernie Mendenhall.

An early November storm last weekend left behind severe erosion on Chappaquiddick beaches. The Trustees of Reservations have temporarily closed all beaches on the Island to over-sand vehicle traffic.

Fundraisers are underway for Enrico Holley, an Island painter who was seriously injured last week when he fell off a roof.

After a lengthy and emotional debate Thursday, Aquinnah voters narrowly approved the purchase of two properties near the spot where the Gay Head Light is expected to be relocated next spring.

Rainy weather and a slippery, muddy field made little difference to the Vineyard boys’ soccer players Thursday night, as a hat trick by the team’s leading scorer and a strong showing from both veterans and newcomers powered the team to a decisive 4-1 postseason win over visiting Old Rochester.

Leonard Jason Jr. seems destined to serve on Island boards. The longtime building inspector for both Edgartown and Chilmark was re-elected to another two-year term on the Dukes County Commission, despite his intention to step down after 20 years.

Once relatively scare, services for veterans on the Vineyard are expanding in a number of ways. At Community Services a counseling program has long been in place, and a new program began in October on post traumatic stress syndrome. Island vets say they are finding common ground.