Island scientists are trying to find out why the three sea turtles have washed up on Vineyard beaches so far this summer.

The Tisbury Street Fair’s reputation as a playground for silly-stringers held true again this year. Thin ribbons of fluorescent foam decorated the asphalt Monday night and no passer-by was safe.

The Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center kick-offs their annual Summer Institute on July 11 with a talkfrom Harvard University professor Karim R. Lakhani.

The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society’s 54th season commences on July 6, however this summer a familiar and beloved face will be missing from the crowd.

A family of artists will display their work at the Chilmark Library from July 19 to August 8. 

Fine Lines: A Family of Artists features eight artists from three generations of the extended Scott and Cook family.

Liz McGhee, whose abstract work will be on display, said she was surrounded by art growing up. She remembered how her mom, Anne McGhee, would draw her portrait while they watched television together.

“At any opportunity growing up my mother would always give me art supplies,” Ms. McGhee said. “I was just surrounded by my mom’s dedication to the craft.”

Victoria Campbell crossed the Dominican-Republic border into Haiti disguised as a nun five days after a devastating earthquake hit in January 2010.

In a meeting Thursday, Vineyard Lands for Our Community president Steve Bernier said the nonprofit is scrambling to raise the closing costs for a massive redevelopement project on the Vineyard Haven waterfront before the August 1 deadline.

Beach BeFrienders has met monthly since its inception, gathering to clean different beaches with a rotating group of volunteers. This year’s summer season begins Saturday, June 29 in Aquinnah where from 8 to 10 a.m. volunteers will head out to Philbin, Lobsterville and Moshup’s Beach.