Today the weight of history is more apparent than ever at the Mayhew Chapel, with its moss-covered roof, peeling white paint and crumbling ceiling. New efforts are underway to restore the chapel, clear out the underbrush in the burial ground and take inventory of the ancient fieldstones that mark the graves.

Police are investigating a series of thefts Wednesday at up-Island businesses, including several farm stands. Police said money and cash registers were taken from Little Leona’s Pets and Supplies and Fiddlehead Farm. Money was also taken from honor-system farm stands in Chilmark.

Leidemar Moreira and Luciano Moreira of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Yasmin Layra Rodrigues Moreira, born on Sept. 2 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Sure, it was hot Tuesday, so much so that the Thrift Shop had a sign up — Too Hot! Closing at 4 p.m. today. Still, it has been a remarkably mild summer. And now we get our Island beaches back!

School is open — the children are excited as are the parents. Please be mindful of the young ones heading to their buses. Plan your travel down-Island accordingly so as not to be stuck behind an early morning or afternoon bus.

The Island is emptying out after Labor Day, but not the cat adoption room at the animal shelter. It is alive with kitten energy.

Laura Bintzer and Sam Hines will marry on Sept. 20 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain. Both Sam and Laura’s families have homes in Katama, and they grew up spending summers right around the corner from each other.

Alexander Samson Outman and Shana May Yam were married at Captain Flanders House on Sunday, August 24, with family and friends surrounded by the clear blue sky, horses, hills and serenity.

David B. Alger of Chappaquiddick and Bonnie Baxter of Wellesley were married at his historic family home, Menaca, built in 1910 by his great-grandfather, on August 21.

All you need to travel the world this week is a seat at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center for this year’s international film festival.