Matthew Dyroff purchased 60 Summer street in Vineyard Haven from Sylvia Lima Cappelli and Anthony Cappelli for $339,000 on Feb. 5.

Susie Middleton, farmer, chef, food magazine editor, photographer, cookbook author and Vineyard resident, moved to the Island in 2008. Today, she is the owner of Green Island Farm in West Tisbury and just published her third book, Fresh from the Farm: A Year of Recipes and Stories.

Sam Thoron provides interesting information on the lovely gazebo on the grounds of the Dr. Daniel Fisher House.

There are a lot of eagles, hawks, falcons and owls around the Island. These large birds are always fun to see and many people continue to report them.

Patrick A. Joyce, 27, was placed on long-term probation and assigned a long-term plan to repay more than $35,000 to the Jerry Bennett swing band that employed him. The case dates to last year and was disposed of in district court last week.

Friends of Chatham Waterways offers $2,500 scholarships for students beginning graduate studies or those in their junior or senior year of college majoring in environmental studies, environmental management or a related subject.

Windemere is hosting a memory cafe, an idea that began in rural Nova Scotia, on Friday, Feb. 21, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The event offers a place for people with memory loss and their caregivers to meet for entertainment and refreshments.

Alicia Oliveira was named to the fall 2013 dean's list at a Providence College program at American University. She also won an ROTC leadership award from the University of Georgetown.

Brian Montambault of Edgartown was named to the fall 2013 dean's list at Framingham State University.

Olivia de Geofroy of West Tisbury was named to the fall 2013 dean’s list at Westminster Choir College of Rider University.