In the second regular meeting since their recent reorganization, members of the Martha’s Vineyard airport commission sparred with each other and airport staff over procedures and policies governing the Island’s only commercial airport. Two attorneys participated in the meeting by conference call.

Funding was announced Friday for three key projects: the restoration initiative at Squibnocket Beach in Chilmark; a pilot by the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group to sow marshlands with ribbed mussels; and a project at Barges Beach on Cuttyhunk.

There are three visible planets in our evening sky, and a fourth under our feet. On any clear night, right after sunset, it is possible these days to see Jupiter, Mars and Saturn.

Jupiter is low in the western sky. It is brilliant, resides near the edge between the two zodiacal constellations Cancer and Gemini. It doesn’t stay visible very long, though, before setting in the west a few hours later.

What follows is the list of awards given to Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students at the annual Honors Night ceremony, held last night at the high school’s Performing Arts Center.

By many accounts the wedding business is booming on the Vineyard this year, with caterers, hotels and inns, florists and others who work in this growing cottage industry reporting they are busier than ever.

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for two violations and must pay a $7,000 fine.

F. Patrick Gregory will be remembered for his kindness and gentle spirit, his passion and generosity. He was a man of uncommon decency.

Those were a few of the words used to describe Mr. Gregory at the West Tisbury Agricultural Hall Wednesday afternoon.

The Island may be busier this summer, if advance reservations on the Steamship Authority are an indication.

Reservations for vehicle passage from Woods Hole to the Vineyard are up 3.5 per cent over last year, and bookings in the other direction are up 4.6 per cent, according to data collected by the Steamship Authority at the end of April.

It took a pickup truck flying into the harbor from the ramp of the Chappaquiddick ferry slip to highlight something Vineyarders can often take for granted — the exceptional readiness of the men and women who are called on to respond in an emergency.

On Wednesday, as nearly a thousand members of our Island community crowded the Agricultural Hall to honor F. Patrick Gregory, it was impossible not to sense a collective longing for the simple virtues of respect and kindness.