An update on our two abandoned kittens: they are growing, purring, playing and starting to slurp some gruel. It was a big week for them.

The Edgartown planning board has closed a public hearing but has yet to vote on whether to approve plans for eight loft apartments in the busy B-2 business district off Upper Main street. Residents of the Dark Woods neighborhood are up in arms over the plan.

A superior court judge heard arguments Tuesday afternoon on both sides of a dispute between the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission and the county. The hearing saw spirited debate about the legal independence of the airport, and also whether the dispute belonged in court in the first place.

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Walkenstein of Edgartown and Blue Bell, Pa., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alyson Walkenstein to Stephen Bagley, MD.

The Island Autism Group (IAG) is building momentum this summer before the school year begins. The organization is getting ready for its eighth annual tea at the Dr. Daniel Fisher House in Edgartown on Wednesday, July 30, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Places you could only visit in your wildest dreams were made a reality Sunday night at the Art Buchwald Possible Dreams Auction, which raised $430,000 for Martha's Vineyard Community Services.