The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society hosts a spring potluck this Saturday, April 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Ag Hall.

Swans are symbols of love and fidelity, and are famously known to mate with one partner for life.

The one good thing I can say about the gloomy, chilly days is that my snowdrops have looked great.

Now that it is April, we may have seen the last of winter weather (let’s hope), and songbirds are beginning to arrive.

Summer constellations are rising in the east in the early evening. Overhead the sky is strewn with the stars of spring, and there is plenty to see.

After two nights of emotional debate, voters approved a plan to build a new town elementary school 319 to 99. The town meeting reconvenes for a third session tonight at 7 p.m.

The Tisbury annual town meeting reconvened for a second night Wednesday with tensions running high over the $46.6 million school question.

Edgartown voters said no to fluoride in town water and a new airplane hangar and re-elected Arthur Smadbeck as selectman Thursday. Greg Coogan and Jason Balboni were elected to two seats on the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen and West Tisbury passed a $400,00 budget override.

The Island Housing Trust will receive $150,000 in tax credits from the from the state community investment tax credit program.

The high school band Era of Good Feelings headlined the scene Tuesday at Alex's Place when Ernie Boch Jr. presented a check for $5,000.