The crescent moon moves through the southern constellations Libra and Scorpius this weekend.

An 1871 church bell in Edgartown that has sat dormant for nearly 20 years is back ringing again. The bell is 37 inches high and weighs 2,060 pounds, and is now located next door to the Edgartown Fire Station Museum.

The first day of autumn is Monday. Fall arrives when the high noon sun crosses the earth’s equator at precisely 10:29 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

The unexplained sinking of the fishing boat Sol e Mar sent large waves across the waterfront community. In the end this marine disaster led to significant changes in the way rescuers do business.

Tim Broderick took a leap of faith when he sold his 55-foot fishing dragger Four Kids this summer, switching to oyster farming in Menemsha Pond with his father Stephen. But the Brodericks say the change is already paying off.

On Sunday night the gibbous moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Taurus.