With Memorial Day close at hand, town officials in Oak Bluffs are scrambling to remedy a situation at Inkwell Beach where dark sediment has been deposited as part of a beach nourishment project.

The one-day-old full moon appears low in our southern sky tonight.

Colorful rows of flowers, vegetables and herbs were taking shape this week at Martha’s Vineyard High School, where the 20th annual plant sale, organized by the school’s horticulture, aquaculture and landscaping department, will begin Thursday and run through next week.

Just before the leaves of most of our Island trees and bushes pop, the shadbush produces delicate white flowers that go off like a flashbulb.

Spring is a riot of color from the ground up. Migratory birds continue to arrive on-Island in droves and reports are abundant.

Len Butler has mostly stayed out of politics during his 43 years as a Gay Header. But as Aquinnah looks at moving the Gay Head Light, he stands out as a quiet leader in the ongoing effort.