Melissa Swansey and Raymond Perry, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Lena Wren Perry, born on July 14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Erica and Douglas Machado, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a son, Aurora Sousa Machado, born on July 10 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

I have lived 79 years and if I didn’t wake up tomorrow no one would say I died young.

From the July 17, 1934 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Here it is, mid-July on Martha's Vineyard, a pleasant time at a pleasant place.

When I arrived in Livingstone, Zambia last March, I did not realize it would not be like other visits.

Winds of Change

Editors, Vineyard Gazette

We invite you to be part of the most positive revitalization our harbor has seen in decades. Please join our Island community to witness the gathering winds of change on the Vineyard Haven Commercial Waterfront.

Edgartown
Mark Kelly purchased 3A Magnolia Way in Edgaratown from Paul C. Capodilupo and Jessica Ann Capodiupo for $2,050,000 on July 11.

We’re thrilled with this week’s pets of the week. We have two nine-week-old, female kittens. The calico is the shyer of the two, but she is coming around. And her sister is cream color with blue eyes. If interested come by soon, these two won’t last.

In the past I've written an annual column. This year I've done a two-parter.

The Trustees of Reservations reported Friday that potential debris had come ashore on Wasque and the nonprofit was working with the offshore wind energy company to retrieve any pieces of the broken fiberglass.