Shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday a large flock of buffleheads, common goldeneye and scaup floating on the southwest side of Sengekontacket Pond began to move as a unit towards the frozen marshes on the shore of the pond.

Vineyard Conservation Society leads a guided winter walk at Woods Preserve on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m.

Mr. Potter died Jan. 4 at the age of 89. A retired businessman and former treasure diver, he spent his early childhood years in China and recently wrote a colorful memoir titled My First Nine Lives.

Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center pays homage to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Herschel with a tribute Shabbat service on Friday, Jan. 17 at 5:30 p.m.

The Martha’s Vineyard Poets’ Collective offers a poetry reading with works inspired by images on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven library.

Voices of Peace poetry contest is accepting submissions until March 28 for its annual competition on Cape Cod and the Islands.

State senator Dan Wolf will be a guest at the January meeting of the Democratic Council of Martha’s Vineyard at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Howes House in West Tisbury.

Students from all elementary schools on the Island come together for the string concert this Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School.

Born in the wee hours on Jan. 3 during the snowstorm, Maicon Nilson Patricio weighed 8 pounds 14.7 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. His parents are Amanda and Maicon Patricio of Oak Bluffs.

In freezing temperatures a crew in Menemsha worked through the night to save the Unicorn from sinking.