The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has received a $14,000 grant from the state for its health assisting vocational program.

Chilmark is enjoying the arrival of many of our seasonal friends and neighbors. The lights are going on all over town!

Chappy is a small island with a relatively large personality. There doesn’t exist much ambivalence toward our (sometimes wayward) appendage: one either would “never live there” or would “love to find a small lot.”

This season has been a tough one for anyone with hay fever, and for everyone who is tired of being covered with that potent yellow (and sometimes green, white, red, orange, blue or purple) powder.

Pollen has been plentiful this year, and allergy sufferers have reason to grumble (and sneeze and sniffle). A confluence of conditions could be the cause of our complaints. 

I spoke too soon. Last column I bragged about my dahlias and tomatoes. Last Thursday night-early Friday morning brought a killing temperature of 30 degrees to my big garden. It is located in the center frost pocket area of the Island.

Kerigan A. Whalen and Dylan F. Estrella of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Deion Eric Estrella, born on June 3 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks are back in town for the 2014 season with an all-star lineup. The home opener is set for tonight at 7 p.m. at the regional high school field.

Tom Trouble was on trial last Thursday in Edgartown district court, and it was up to a group of seventh graders from the Edgartown School to try the case. Tom’s day in court was the focus of a student mock trial, the culmination of an eight-week enrichment program that gave students exposure to the legal system.

On Friday, June 13, there will be an unveiling at The Workshop gallery, 32 Beach Road, Vineyard Haven of portraits of boat designer and builder Nat Benjamin and clothing designer Stina Sayre.

I will tell you about our trip to an island in the Pacific Ocean that is the shape, and almost the same size, as the Vineyard. Easter Island.