The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School class of 2014 showed promise four years ago as freshmen, their teachers said. At class night Friday they will be recognized for their achievements when more than $1 million is awarded in student scholarships, a first in school history.

The Goodale Construction Company has long mined for sand and gravel without restrictions. But what was once an isolated, sparsely populated region today includes residential homes. The town is asking Goodale’s to obtain a special permit for its operation.

You’ve heard those fish stories about the one that got away. Jason Hershey of Edgartown has a tale about the many things he did just to let one go. The story begins at Lobsterville Beach and ends at Sengekontacket, with a few twists along the way.

The Ritz is a true neighborhood bar — a dark, honky-tonk blues joint that’s a little rough around the edges, but that’s just how regulars like it. The Circuit avenue institution is due to change hands at the end of the month.

The inaugural Joseph Jerome Memorial Golf Tournament is a natural extension of efforts the Jerome family have already been making to assist other families, thanks to a memorial fund created in the fall.

Warren Spector of Chilmark and New York city and Ronald H. Rappaport of Chilmark were both elected as trustees of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital at a meeting May 24.