Electric candles flickered on tables at the The Loft Saturday evening, as members of the Scottish Society and aficionados of Scottish culture gathered for the annual celebration of Burns Nicht.

Burns Nicht commemorates Robert Burns, the 18th-century poet regarded as the bard of Scotland. It is held each year on Jan. 25, his birthday. The anniversary has been honored on Martha’s Vineyard for 38 years, hosted by the Scottish Society of Martha’s Vineyard.

A Woods Hole nonprofit has purchased the longtime home of NPR radio station WCAI, although the station’s parent company says it is still looking for a new location for the Cape and Islands station.

Magic: The Gathering players gather regularly across the Island to play the fantasy card game, known for its expansive lore and complicated rules.

Chef Ting, a prominent Island chef, plans to open the year-round Black Joy Kitchen this spring in the former Bombay Indian Cuisine building on Oakland avenue.

The Vineyard remembered and paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King in a series of events during the holiday weekend.

After three years of study, Island naturalists found that goldenrod planted at Island farms has aided pollinators, which are an integral part of the ecosystem.

The retired Oak Bluffs fire chief will be returning in an advisory role this year to aid the department as it searches for a new deputy chief.

As winter weather descended on the Island this week, organizations have helped meet the needs of at-risk Islanders.

Noble, an award-winning therapy horse and beloved staff member at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center, died in mid-December.

Birders fanned out across the Island in 13 groups Sunday as part of the Christmas Bird Count. The aim was to count as many avian species as they could identify throughout the day.