Jesse and Dennis Michael Jason, of Chilmark, announce the birth of a son, Quint Joseph Jason, born on March 24.

It seems like we should be so far removed from the nighttime glow of artificial light, but in reality it surrounds us.

April showers bring May flowers.

The Goss Community Press, which prints the Vineyard Gazette each week, rolled onto the Island and was delivered to 34 South Summer street on April 18, 1975 and completed its first print run on May 9, 1975.

Funding for a new recreation center, a potential ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and planning for a sewage system in the Ocean Heights neighborhood will all be put before Edgartown voters at town meeting next week.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently chose not to renew a contract with Martha’s Vineyard Community Services for veterans counseling. But newly-appointed community services chief executive officer Dean Teague said on Thursday that the program will continue.

Oak Bluffs voters will weigh in at town meeting next week on money for upgrades to the wastewater pump station, updating the town’s watercraft restrictions and a new drone to aid in emergency situations.

General overrides, school repairs and new bylaw language will all be decided at the West Tisbury annual town meeting next week.

In Edgartown, two candidates are running for one position on the planning board, and three candidates are running for one position on the select board.

The first of the town meetings are this week, we’ll have a preview of some of the issues including proposed restrictions on jet skis and leaf blowers. And Allen Farm has its first lamb of the season. We’ll celebrate by hearing some sounds of sprin