A recent, late August gathering at the home of George and Maria Churchill in West Tisbury saw 14 classmates plus seven spouses and friends gather for their 56th high school reunion. Good eats and good stories enlivened the reunion. This was the Tisbury High School Class of 1959.

The best time ever is to be had on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Oak Bluffs. That’s when the sixth annual Best Fest extravaganza touches down once again from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

When Matt Casey decided to start writing country music, the Boston native found himself in a genre where the ruling scene in Nashville, Tenn. didn’t exactly intersect with New England traditions.

The new Edgartown Library, scheduled to open in June, will most likely welcome its first patrons sometime next spring because of construction delays and a struggle to stay within the original $11 million budget.

After a 440-mile journey that began in upstate New York in July, an old wooden boat named Majic has found a new home on the Vineyard. The fully restored 1957 Richardson sedan cruiser came to port at Menemsha Harbor on August 6.

A new science center is on the horizon for the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, thanks to a large gift from a longtime Edgartown summer resident. Robert Day will donate a total of $500,000, including $400,000 for the science center.