Tisbury voters narrowly approved their first general budget override in more than two decades at the annual town election Tuesday.

The ballot question passed by just 21 votes, with 367 voters in favor of the override, and 349 against.

Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche translates Buddhist methods into techniques for creating inner peace, kindness and compassion. He will give two free talks next week at the Yoga Barn.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $102,232.50 for the business week ending on Friday, May 9, 2014.

Laura Seguin and Eri Seguin of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Adelaide Joyce Seguin, born on May 13 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

James C. Baclawski purchased 6 Ploughshare Lane in Oak Bluffs from Gary Greenwald and Diane Greenwald for $555,000 on May 7.

Just before the leaves of most of our Island trees and bushes pop, the shadbush produces delicate white flowers that go off like a flashbulb.

Spring is a riot of color from the ground up. Migratory birds continue to arrive on-Island in droves and reports are abundant.

Dukes County is looking to purchase the former home of the Vineyard Nursing Association to house the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living.

County Manager Martina Thornton told the Edgartown selectmen Monday about a preliminary plan to raise as much as $1.6 million to purchase and renovate the building, which is located near State Road in Tisbury.

It was another busy year at the Island Food Pantry, a community-wide organization that feeds those in need.

The year proved similar to last year; there were 2,405 visits, which fed 505 family units, including at least 250 children.

Tickets have gone on sale for a July concert featuring Rosanne Cash that will benefit the Gay Head Light relocation.

Ms. Cash, a Grammy award winning artist and the daughter of musician Johnny Cash, will appear in a July 1 concert at Flatbread Company, which donated the venue for the event, according to a press release sent this week. Actor and Vineyard resident Tony Shalhoub will auction off items throughout the evening.