More adoption news, and this one went fast. Bandit, a young orange and white male cat, needed to find a home as an outdoor cat and it happened in a flash.

Vaccination numbers inched up a little more over the weekend as a mobile vaccination bus began making rounds. The bus will be on the Island through Wednesday this week.

Phyllis Meras turned 90 on May 10, and along with her official title as contributing editor at the Gazette, she holds the unofficial title of oldest living employee at the paper.

This week we’re happy to report that kitties, Ellie and Pumpkin, have been successfully re-homed.

A medically-equipped mobile bus offering free vaccinations to Islanders unable or reluctant to sign up at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital will begin administering shots on Island this weekend.