Courtney Crawford and Timothy Delhagen, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a daughter Lorelei Rose Delhagen, born on Dec. 30.

Senior captain Kaua De Assis broke a school record in the 50-yard freestyle on Dec. 19 in a home meet against Barnstable with a time of 23.16.

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School will host an open house and student showcase on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Denise Schepici, president of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, and Claire Seguin, chief nurse and vice president of operations, received the Healthcare Community Outreach Partner Award.

Steamship Authority general manager Robert Davis announced the schedule change at the port council meeting Tuesday, saying the state had determined the construction needed to go through the town committee. 

Tisbury residents resoundingly approved a debt exclusion to fund an overhaul of the Vineyard Haven library at a special election Tuesday.

Birthdays, birthdays, birthdays. New Year’s Day is not only the start of a new calendar year but a special day of celebration.

Freezing is the word of this month already. Thankfully, we have no water or snow to deal with ice, but we are holding our breath to see what happens this weekend.

I bought a miniature daffodil plant yesterday, the one called Tete a Tete, three for $10.

The Edgartown select board will promote Lieut. Chris Dolby to police chief next week, choosing the longtime Edgartown officer over two other finalists.