The crescent moon and Venus will appear together as a pair low in the southwestern sky on Sunday night. The two are close enough to draw an extra gaze from those unaware of the astronomical meeting. The two celestial objects are moving through the zodiacal constellation Sagittarius, the southernmost zodiacal constellation.

The two are a pretty sight in this first night of Standard time. You’ll see them before the dinner hour.

The moon spends the rest of the coming week going through the zodiacal constellations Capricornus and then onto Aquarius.

A sleek, 4,300-square-foot building under construction by a foundation created by renowned British architect Sir Norman Foster is causing a stir among neighbors on the Tisbury Great Pond.

Mopeds top the warrant for Tuesday’s special town meeting in Oak Bluffs, where voters will again weigh in on a home-rule petition asking state legislators to ban moped rentals in town.

From the docks of Menemsha to the rutted roadway at Lucy Vincent Beach, a laundry list of projects are on the docket when voters gather for a special town meeting Saturday afternoon.

Fred Vincent, sexton of the church / for thirty years / Walked past our house each Sunday / In the winter / To go and ring the bell.

The DJ Henry Dream Fund is sponsoring a new basketball league at the Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club, its first initiative on the Island. The program begins this weekend with a clinic on Saturday.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s unanimous vote to approve the hulking Tisbury Marine Terminal redevelopment project suggests the unwelcome conclusion that economic expediency is probably part of the human condition.

This is a letter of thanks to the people who work at the Edgartown Council on Aging.

From the Nov. 5, 1943 edition of the Gazette:

Jeff Canha is a fifth-generation Islander who has been on the water since he was born.