Early Wednesday afternoon, Ralph and Cynthia DeFelice saw and photographed a coyote swimming between two of the Elizabeth islands.

The Hon. Benjamin C. Barnes will become the new first justice of the Edgartown district court next month. The appointment takes effect Oct. 7, a court spokesman confirmed this week.

For the first time since 2015 Vineyard football has a winning streak.

Longtime Vineyarder David Stanwood was named to the Piano Technicians Guild Hall of Fame this summer — but he didn’t even know about it until the next day.

Well-wishing neighbors, family and friends streamed in and out of the West Tisbury home of Robert and Maggie Schwartz over the weekend as the couple prepared to move to a new home after 55 years.