The 40th annual market opened to blue skies and a steady crowd on Saturday at the Grange Hall. Friends inquired about each others’ winters, and farmers were eager to greet old and new customers alike.

Tides will run higher and lower than normal in the coming week as the moon gets both closer to the earth and enters the full moon phase. Full Moon is next Friday. On Sunday, June 15, the moon will be closest in its routine orbit around the earth and this is called perigee. These two astronomical events coincide only a couple of times a year.

Tides are created by the gravitational pull of both the sun and moon on the earth’s oceans. There are times when the proximity of these two celestial bodies to our earth exerts more of a pull than we normally are accustomed.

Windy Gates: No explanation is needed when referring to this historic uniquely secluded Chilmark community. Perfect design and function are obvious in this nine room rambling country house. Supreme uninterrupted living spaces connected by charming covered porches, all majestically set on 4.3 acres of rolling lawns, with specimen trees and  perennial gardens. There is an additional carriage house with one bath and numerous out buildings plus access to one of the finest and most private ocean beaches in the country. Exclusive $5,750,000

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School class of 2014 showed promise four years ago as freshmen, their teachers said. At class night Friday they will be recognized for their achievements when more than $1 million is awarded in student scholarships, a first in school history.

On Wednesday evening, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks showed promise for another summer of first-rate baseball, crushing the North Shore Navigators 11-1 in the season opener.

But for many in the audience, Wednesday’s game was less about the score than the spirit surrounding the event.

The Goodale Construction Company has long mined for sand and gravel without restrictions. But what was once an isolated, sparsely populated region today includes residential homes. The town is asking Goodale’s to obtain a special permit for its operation.

Valedictorian Sarah Ortlip-Sommers was editor of the school newspaper and took more AP classes in a year than most take in four. She calls her violin an extension of herself and credits her parents Michele Ortlip and Josh Summers for her achievements.

The Ritz is a true neighborhood bar — a dark, honky-tonk blues joint that’s a little rough around the edges, but that’s just how regulars like it. The Circuit avenue institution is due to change hands at the end of the month.

The inaugural Joseph Jerome Memorial Golf Tournament is a natural extension of efforts the Jerome family have already been making to assist other families, thanks to a memorial fund created in the fall.

You’ve heard those fish stories about the one that got away. Jason Hershey of Edgartown has a tale about the many things he did just to let one go. The story begins at Lobsterville Beach and ends at Sengekontacket, with a few twists along the way.