The event began 40 years ago as an antidote for a town with a dearth of holiday cheer. Since then the town has shaken its holiday enthusiasm deficiency. For four days this weekend the town will be a magnet once again for all things Christmas.

At a house on Bennett way in Edgartown, three generations of Island fishermen crossed paths Thursday afternoon. Matteus Scheffer and Grace Kenney loaded cartons of Cape Pogue Bay scallops into a gray plastic cooler.

As expected, the two adolescent kittens were snapped right up. Congratulations to the boys and their new families.

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival is entering into a long-term lease with the Vineyard Preservation Trust for the second floor of Grange Hall in West Tisbury, both organizations announced Wednesday.

More than two dozen Island organizations will receive funds totaling $228,500 from the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation, which this week announced its annual grants.