West Tisbury animal control officer Joan Jenkinson told selectmen Wednesday that the birds on Mill Pond leave the pond too often, threatening their safety.

A thin crescent moon appears low in the southwestern sky tomorrow night. The New Moon was yesterday.

The moon appears amid the light of dusk, visible right after sunset. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Libra, inching towards the constellation Scorpius.

We don’t call it the dump anymore, not officially anyway. We don’t even call it the landfill, because our trash is no longer buried in the ground. For the past two decades, Islanders have been disposing of their trash by taking or sending it to a transfer facility.

The men and women of Coast Guard Station Menemsha agreed that June Manning's exemplary spirit of giving and "just because she's June" merited some small town, down home recognition.

Soon it will be time to take a long look at the school district budget — never a great time for a parent of a student with special needs.

Now is a perfect time for the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to “articulate its mission and reconsider its priorities.” To take it a step further, it is time for the commission to prioritize its planning under the umbrella of climate change.

If ever there was an issue crying out for a plebiscite, the proposed third bridge is it. The decision on this dubious improvement is crucial to the quality of life of everyone living on Cape Cod now and into the future.

What follows is the progress report written on behalf of the Squibnocket Beach committee and delivered to the special town meeting Monday night.

On Sunday the Unitarian Universalists are welcoming Ellie Bates to the podium. Ms. Bates will be leading the service through her poetry, and talking about what it means to be a poet.

On Sunday, Oct. 26, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center will host a reception for the latest multimedia show by Susan Klein and Alan Brigish.