A barred owl was last seen on Martha’s Vineyard on Nov. 8, 1948, almost 68 years ago. But now a fourth barred owl has been confirmed.

In December Tim Sauer, an Islander who likes to go out metal detecting, found a 1652 pine tree shilling, the oldest coin known to have been found on Martha’s Vineyard.

A $9 million budget, a petition to allow sales of beer and wine in restaurants, and a new bylaw aimed at protecting pre-Civil War houses will come before voters Monday night.

Freight ferry service between New Bedford and the Vineyard will involve costly, complicated planning steps and operational changes, an internal study released by the Steamship Authority said.

Liz Witham and Ken Wentworth's Sustainable Vineyard film series, which began in 2010 and includes a dozen titles, launches Friday on a new website.

Eel Pond, anciently so named, is no longer a pond. From some points of view it has the character of an inland sea.