The formal opening and dedication of the Dukes County communications center saw a big turnout last Sunday afternoon. Firemen, policemen, families and friends of the center attended the four-hour open house. The 911 emergency dispatch center was relocated this past winter to a much larger below-ground facility near the Martha’s Vineyard Airport. The center serves all the Island public safety agencies.

Full access to the Vineyard Gazette’s website, mvgazette.com, will be limited to subscribers again starting Tuesday, June 4.

After that date, readers who do not have a subscription will be able to read 10 stories a month on the site before encountering a pay wall, said Gazette publisher Jane Seagrave. Obituaries, classified advertising and certain other content will remain freely accessible, she said.

Sandra Caruso, Eileen A. Maley and Timothy E. Maley purchased 30 Skiffs Lane for $630,000 on May 16.

Daryl O. Pedler and Farley J. Pedler purchased 50 Dr. Fisher Road in West Tisbury for $325,000 on May 16.

Michael B. Mitchell and Sally A. Mitchell purchased 19 Vineyard Meadow Farms Road for $426,000 on May 16.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $286,590 for the business week ending on Friday, May 17, 2013. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.

The Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship has announced the appointment of Melissa McKee Hackney as its program director on the Island. Under her leadership, the fellowship program plans to continue to offer grants to individuals and nonprofit organizations to support environmental, social, economic and cultural sustainability on the Vineyard.

Mrs. Hackney is an attorney who has worked extensively with nonprofits, including the Permanent Endowment Fund for Martha’s Vineyard.

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The high school baseball team closed out its season on Monday with a 4-3 loss to visiting Bourne. The Vineyarders, hampered by injuries for much of the season, finished with a 7-11 record. Senior captain Jack Roberts led the team in batting average, turning in a .545 before a dislocated shoulder put him out of action last month. Roberts also led in stolen bases (19). Sophomore Andrew Wiley posted a .362 batting average and led the team in RBIs (16). Senior Brendan Maseda led in runs scored (19), with a .273 average and 16 stolen bases.

Seen in West Tisbury this week: a steady flow of pickup trucks in and out of the parking lot by Alley’s General Store driven by landscapers, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. Fueled by coffee and breakfast sandwiches, iPhones pressed against their ears, Island tradesmen were on the move. There were windows to hang, screens to repair, painting touchups to do once the May sunshine burned through the fog, seaside gardens waiting for a top coat of compost.