It never fails. By the time this column is published, the animals mentioned as adoptable are no longer here. At the moment, the shelter is devoid of dogs and is only housing one cat. Her name is Nala.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission gave a green light to an Edgartown condominium development late last week, but the developers said conditions imposed on the project are unreasonable. James Brennan and Paul Pertile plan to build a 24,000-square-foot building near the Triangle.

A proposed zoning bylaw that would allow for accessory apartments in Chilmark has been quietly gathering feedback from town boards and will be the subject of a public hearing next month. The town housing committee spearheaded the effort.

When Tim and Trisha Colon bought a sailboat in Duluth, Minn., bringing the 45-foot boat home became a family adventure. With their two children, the Colons sailed the boat through the Great Lakes, down the Hudson River and across Long Island Sound to Vineyard Haven harbor.

Veterans of every American war since World War II, along with members of the Coast Guard, local police departments and other groups, marched in the annual Veterans Day Parade in Oak Bluffs on Tuesday.

A public meeting on smart wastewater management to save Island ponds is planned for Thursday, Nov. 20, at 5:30 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven.