Sarah Omer DeForest and Benjamin DeForest of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Clementine Allyn DeForest, born on March 27 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Dominique M. Penicaud and Luis D'Agostino of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Nathaniel Robert D'Agostino, born on March 28 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Sen. Dan Wolf is holding a meet and greet event on Wednesday, April 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Chowder Company in Oak Bluffs.

Talented and hardworking, the eighth grade girls travel team has been turning heads this year with its superior skills and teamwork. Next stop: high school basketball team.

The moon slips into our evening sky in the coming week following New Moon on Sunday. It is moving from the zodiacal constellation Aries into Taurus. On Thursday night, the crescent moon crosses over the star cluster Hyades, the head of the Bull.   

Have you ever heard the phrase “the moon holds water?” This is the time of year when the crescent moon is positioned in a way that it looks like it can hold water between the cusps, between its horns.

To think of it another way, while the moon is setting, it looks like it is lit from below.

Town clerks maintain bylaws, keep track of the open meeting law, conflict of interest law, campaign finance forms and they swear people in. They are also keepers of the town seal.

At last Thursday’s meeting Geoghan Coogan, attorney representing Stop & Shop, told the commission that the letter from the town has added a new wrinkle to the discussion, although he could not elaborate.

At Squibnocket Beach in Chilmark her calling card was a town parking lot under water, an access road washed away, a beachfront all but erased. Hurricane Sandy struck a year and a half ago, but images from the aftermath remain fresh.

Jeffrey Kristal will not seek a third term on the Tisbury board of selectmen. Melinda Loberg, a veteran of the town finance committee, is running unopposed for his seat.

A greeting of red-winged blackbirds and American goldfinches that are a darker shade of yellow was a treat prior to the storm earlier this week.