There were some unusual sightings last weekend, including a Nashville warbler, but my impression of the past week is that birds were scarce.

Jennifer Goeckel and Johnathan Goeckel of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth Goeckel, born on Oct. 6 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Rose Margaret Campbell Runner and Ben P. Runner of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Benjamin David Runner, born on Oct. 6 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

The new Coast Guard boathouse, designed to withstand fires and 100-year floods, is up and expected to be done by December. Two stone jetties are set to be replaced by the Army Corps of Engineers this winter. Selectmen toured Menemsha this week to see the work firsthand.

Hob Knob, the boutique luxury hotel on Upper Main Street Edgartown, has been put up for sale for an undisclosed price.

Owner Maggie White said it is time to focus on her other Island ventures.

Last Friday morning, 53 people gathered at the Vineyard Haven Public Library with a mission: identify what makes Tisbury special, and how it could be better.

The workshops are part of a vision planning process that will provide a road map for future town improvements.

The fall session of Dukes County Superior Court opened Monday in the Edgartown courthouse with a grand jury indicting two men, including a Vineyard Haven man on charges of aggravated rape of child.

Minor coastal flooding is possible Wednesday morning in Southeastern Massachusetts, including on the Vineyard, the National Weather Service said. The full moon will combine with strong southerly winds and building seas to produce extreme high tides.

Kathi Hackett has been with Martha's Vineyard Community Services long enough to have photos of a smiling five-year-old boy who has grown into a handsome 30-year-old man taped to her office wall.

A Manchester man was charged with operating a motor boat under the influence after the boat he was operating went over a dock and crashed into the beach on Chappaquiddick, according to Edgartown police. The incident took place on Saturday evening.