Julia Alves-Sequeira and Weston Sequeira, announce the birth of a daughter, Raven Wrenn Alves-Sequeira, born on June 14.

Edgartown Seafood will begin delivering fish to Chappy Point beginning Friday, June 21. Call 508-627-3791. Check out their website for a rundown of all of their offerings.

With eager anticipation of the last day of school, the Texaco touch tank is back on the dock.

As I write this the weatherman is reporting record breaking heat wave in Massachusetts, but am relieved to see we are in the green and not going to be affected.

Is Miss Rumphius responsible?

This is the week to be grateful for living on the Vineyard.

The northward migration is over for all practical purposes and now all birds in the northern hemisphere are nesting and raising their next generation.

Michael Ehrenberg and Donna Richman purchased 5 Stillpoint Meadows Road in West Tisbury from Cynthia Cavanaro and William Cavanaro for $5,300,000 on June 14.

“Black as ink” / A simile just right / Yet as a metaphor, / “Inkwell” takes flight / More than a beach / On the Vineyard’s shore / This enduring icon / Transcends ocean waves.

Sydney Bierman, 21, of Chilmark, was arraigned on June 3 charges in Chilmark of operating under the influence of liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Her bail was set at $100 and she has a pretrial hearing July 11.