It is quite reasonable to recognize that the policy makers in the town of Oak Bluffs are exploring a “paradigm shift” to strategize making the Oak Bluffs beaches part of its revenues to the town.

This antique farmhouse is perched on a hill with expansive water views overlooking Quitsa and Menemsha Ponds. Offered with the abutting buildable waterfront lot, this is a rare opportunity. Six wonderful acres with old stone walls and expansive grounds. Beautiful views from the abutting lot as well as from the farmhouse. Please inquire if you are interested in purchasing either of the lots separately. Both will have walking access to Quitsa Pond. The waterfront lot was perked this winter and is approved by the Board of Health for 6 bedrooms.

On Monday Jaws 2 was back cluttering up Edgartown with cables, trucks, extras and all the wonderful paraphernalia used in the world of illusion.

Members of the Tri-Town Ambulance Department are suiting up for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The volunteers picked up custom-made shirts featuring the Island encircled by a pink breast cancer ribbon during a meeting on Wednesday.

Perhaps this Halloween is the time to dig the grave just a bit deeper. It is time to walk hand in hand with the real dead. And if Holly Nadler is your guide, it could prove to be a very crowded walk.

Next week, the subject will be pork at the third annual Swine and Dine festival. Come and celebrate all things pigtastically tasty, with expert butchers and cooks descending on the Island.

Nancy Luce was born at home in West Tisbury on August 23, 1814. She is remembered as a bit of a loner. But a visit to her gravestone won’t reveal that. Today, her marble gravestone is decorated with chickens of all sizes and colors, although it’s unclear when or why the tradition started.

Johanna Wooden is a photographer, teacher and world traveler who lived and taught on the border of North Korea for two years in Cheorwon, a small South Korean army town.

Falmouth Academy

Falmouth Academy is hosting its fall admissions open house on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. at its Highfield Drive campus. There will be student-guided tours and presentations from faculty.

Falmouth Academy is a co-ed, independent day school for students in grades seven through 12. For more information about the open house or to arrange a visit to Falmouth Academy, contact director of admissions Mike Earley at 508-457-9696 or via email at mearley@falmouthacademy.org or visit falmouthacademy.org.

A search committee has been appointed to find a replacement for the outgoing executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.