Catherine Coogan walked into the Family Planning clinic at 8 o’clock one morning this week, fresh from getting her three kids out the door and dropping them off at their respective schools, ready to do battle once again in the fight to keep her clinic open.

She was calm and collected, only momentarily frazzled when she couldn’t find the keys to her office in her purse.

For spring taste buds craving something new, there are a slew of options across the Vineyard. Jerk chicken from a food truck near the airport, artisanal cheese and smoked meats in Edgartown and healthy smoothies in Vineyard Haven are just a few of the choices that weren’t here last summer.

Irie Bites, a food truck operated by Melody Cunningham and Peter Simon, will be parked at every Nectar’s show this summer, so concert-goers can cap off their night with savory Jamaican jerk chicken.

Chilmark selectmen this week approved new shellfish regulations to include stricter penalties for violations and clearly-stated restrictions on family permits.

It was the first time in 20 years the regulations were revised, and the selectmen were happy with the changes.

“It looks good,” selectman Jonathan Mayhew said.

Derrill Bazzy walked around the Vanderhoop Homestead in Aquinnah on a recent spring afternoon, unable to conceal his enormous pride in the place that he had a hand in saving. As the wind howled off the Atlantic in this outpost setting at the extreme western end of the Vineyard, Mr. Bazzy took out the keys.

“This has always been one of my favorite houses on the Island,” he said, giving the door a nudge with his shoulder. “It would have been a treasure lost if we hadn’t just happened to hear about the sale.”