Dukes County is opening up its doors and hosting an open house on Thursday, April 3, at a few sites around the Island. The event provides the community a chance to learn more about what the county has to offer.

Sen. Dan Wolf is holding a meet and greet event on Wednesday, April 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Chowder Company in Oak Bluffs.

The title of this column is somewhat misleading as the animal shelter is nearly out of animals to adopt. Three cats — Penny, Daisy and Pepper — all found homes last week.

On Monday, members of the library building committee, library trustees, town selectmen, the Edgartown school principal, the building architect and project manager were on hand to commemorate the Edgartown library groundbreaking.

Judging by the cars parked along both sides of State Road and the full parking lot of Alley’s, it might have been a summer Saturday in West Tisbury

Visits to the guidance office at the high school are up, and guidance counselors at the middle schools say anxiety and depression is affecting kids younger than previously observed.