Just in time for peak season, the Oak Bluffs police department has promoted three police officers while hiring another officer to join the ranks.

Oak Bluffs native Nicholas Curelli was named sergeant last month after sailing through a grueling promotional process, police chief Erik Blake said.

Sail Martha’s Vineyard is expecting more than 100 sailboats this weekend at Vineyard Haven harbor as the 2014 Vineyard Cup gets underway.

Megan and Nathan Zellner announce the birth of a son, Maxwell Charles Zellner, born on May 12. Maxwell weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth.

The Martha’s Vineyard Airport expects to spend nearly 11 times as much as it budgeted in legal fees during the fiscal year that closed last week. Unusually high legal spending led to a last-minute scramble to adopt a supplemental budget for the airport.

A recent round of grants will help the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) manage and restore more than 230 acres of land affected by the 2010 hurricane, including the herring run between Menemsha and Squibnocket Ponds.

The Fourth of July weekend, off to a quiet start with festivities dampened by heavy rain and winds, was relatively quiet for police, but busy for the Steamship Authority. The weekend began with wind and rain associated with Hurricane Arthur.