Melissa Nee and Caleb Costas of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Jordan Rene Faith Nee, born on July 15 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Nicole and William Myers of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Liam Robert Myers, born on July 14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Liam weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces at birth.

Laurie Mazer and Brian McManus of Philadelphia and West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Aine Tessa McManus, born on July 15 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Katelynn and Elias Giannakopoulos of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Christine Patricia

Giannakopoulos, born on July 12 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Imagine sheep grazing at Wasque Point on Chappaquiddick, or goats and cattle browsing the greenery at Long Point Wildlife Refuge.

It’s not a long shot if farmers and conservation groups can manage land together, says David R. Foster, an ecologist and director of the Harvard Forest.

“This is a fabulous time for agriculture and there’s a wonderful opportunity for agriculture, land owners and conservationists to come together in a way that they haven’t previously,” Mr. Foster said in an interview at his home this week.

Here’s a hypothetical: you’re walking down the street, casually smoking a cigarette or drinking a cup of freshly brewed coffee. Now let’s assume that you don’t discard the derelict cigarette butt in an adjacent ashtray or bin as you assuredly always do, but flick it to the ground. Perhaps the coffee container to which you pressed your lips finds itself in a wastepaper basket, lying on the top of an office graveyard littered with post-it-notes, straws and the occasional phlegm-ridden tissue. Do you mind if someone picks up these relics?

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $34,190 for the business week ending on Friday, July 12, 2013. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.

The future is looking just a bit brighter. Cape Light Compact announced this week that more than 15,000 town-owned streetlights Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard will be replaced with LED lights. The change is part of the Cape Light Compact’s 2013-2015 Statewide Energy Efficiency Plan.

Dick Carlson of Oak Bluffs maintained his skeet shooting title by once again winning the Klays for Kids Charity Skeet Shoot, held Sunday, July 14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club. The annual event raised more than $250 for the club’s children’s projects.

An Edgartown woman has decided to euthanize her dog after he was involved in a fight with another dog earlier this month.

The Edgartown selectmen opened a vicious or nuisance dog hearing Monday about a fight involving Ann Wales’s dog, Tommy, a pit bull/hound cross and Damon Burke’s dog, Ramune, an American Staffordshire terrier.

On July 6 assistant animal control officer Jennifer Morgan said a call about a dog fight came through the communications center. A second call came that the situation was under control, she said, but she responded anyway.