Shawn M. Byrne purchased 99 South Summer street in Edgardtown from Stephen F. Railton, Peter A. Railton, Mark C. Railton and Janet D. Railton for $3,875,000 on Sept.24.

Deer season begins today, Oct. 7 and continues through Dec. 31. Hunting is permitted Monday through Saturday, a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset.

Jasmine Sherman and Andrew Sherman, of Aquinnah, announce the birth of a daughter, Winona Sky Sherman, born on Oct. 1.

Islanders will have a chance to air their concerns about the management of the Manuel F. Correllus state forest next week when state officials hold a public meeting on the Vineyard. 

Cathleen Garcia and Milan Blagojevic, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Lazar Finn Blagojevic, born on Sept. 25.

Abla Do Nascimento and Caio Castrode Oliveira, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a son, Joao Nicolas Pereira Castro, born on Sept. 30.

During her long career at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum as its oral historian, Linsey Lee has interviewed over 1,000 Islanders, giving voice to their lives and stories.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is so hard to see. This past week we were blessed with clear morning skies, but despite our best efforts the comet was not bright enough for us to see.

Wait a week. The next opportunity to try and see this faint comet will be when it appears low in the western sky after sunset beginning next Thursday night and subsequent nights. We think this comet is going to be hard to see, binoculars will help at best.

The West Tisbury select board is considering putting the final touches on new short-term rental regulations passed at town meeting earlier this year. 

It started after my husband, Bud, finished writing a book about his career as a journalist that he had been working on for over two years.