R.K. and Kathryn Warburton of Chappaquiddick were pleasantly surprised to have a rare raptor land in their yard for a spell on August 20. The Warburtons profess to be amateur birders, but they certainly knew that the bird in their backyard was one they had not seen before on the Vineyard. Kathryn was able to take several photos of the bird and their son sent them to me. Wow, a swallow-tailed kite! I wasn’t totally convinced until I saw the photos.

Allyson Metell and Chad Metell of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Cole Sawyer Metell, born on August 16 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Cole weighed 6 pounds at birth. He joins brother Maximus and sisters Annabelle and Mackenna at home.

More than 360 runners participated in the annual Run for Jabberwocky 5K on Saturday, August 17. The race started and finished at the Farm Institute in Katama.

Cosmin L. Creanga and Adriana Ghidu purchased Lot 2 on 00 Spring Street in Vineyard Haven for $186,000 on August 12.

David G. Berube and Ellen R. Berube purchased 35 Stevens Avenue in Oak Bluffs for $579,000 on August 15.

Aimee N. Blood and Paul B. Cotton purchased 9 Great Rock Road in Oak Bluffs for $291,000 on August 15.

Criminal charges against an embattled former Tisbury police officer have been dismissed.

Last Friday in Edgartown district court all charges were dropped against Kelly Kershaw, 31, a former police officer who has been involved in more than one public dispute with the town and police.

James Pianka and Renee Pianka purchased 5 Aquinnah Circle in Aquinnah for $410,000 on August 12.

When Tonya Lewis Lee became a mother 17 years ago she could not find many picture books featuring children of color as everyday kids. So years later she and her husband Spike Lee wrote their own book, Please, Baby, Please, about a mischievous toddler.

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing. That was just one of the lessons imparted by Pulitzer Prize–winning jazz trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis during Friday’s Jazz for Young People program, held at the regional high school Performing Arts Center.