We have an adoption to report. Tabby kitten Mel has found his forever home. Congratulations.

Almost 20 years ago, Rick Reinhardsen helped found the Salvation Army service unit on Martha’s Vineyard. He is now moving off-Island and it will take four people to take on his work load.

A special exhibition honoring Rez Williams, the West Tisbury painter and conservationist who died at 81 earlier this year, brought a crowd of Island artists, art-lovers and environmentalists to Grange Hall Saturday afternoon.

According to regional director JR Mell, long lasting relationships are the norm on the Island, exceeding the national metrics.

For nine-year-old Brielle Cortez, fishing means being able to connect with her grandfather, who died before she was born.

The last two Steamship Authority captains from Martha’s Vineyard have officially retired, leaving only off Island-based officers to run the Woods Hole route.