Jessica Townes and Chris Townes of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Hailey Ann Townes, born on March 12 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Anna Chesley Merhalski and Daniel Merhalski of Chilmark announce the birth of a daughter, Isabel Anne Merhalski, born on March 12 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Last Tuesday's meeting included discussion on Budgets for the 2015 fiscal year. Also, for the first time in 27 years, Tisbury is facing a general override on its town meeting warrant.

A determined 9 year old collected more than 100 signatures to add to the 3,350 that will head to Boston on Tuesday in an effort to require labels for food and seeds that use GMOs.

Vineyard Girls Lacrosse will host a pasta dinner at the Portuguese-American Club on March 20.

Sandy Broyard and Sally Cohn will direct What’s Written Within on Sunday, March 23 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center. This will be the dance group's third annual performance at the Hebrew Center’s arts program.

It is no coincidence that we start seeing migrants after we finally have some warm weather. It is about time!

How interesting that our traditions bind us to our past. Most years I try to plant a few potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day to have some sort of connection with my Irish forebears.

The Martha's Vineyard Film Festival's four-day event featured 20 movies. In between screenings, filmgoers walked around, mingled with one another and sipped on Chilmark Coffee Company java.

Amanda Silva Ribeiro and Torbelly Mirray Moura DeAssis of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Mateus Silva DeAssis, born on March 15.