The Martha’s Vineyard airport commission chairman said major strides have been made to correct deficiencies found by the FAA earlier this year. Meanwhile, a protracted legal dispute looms with embattled airport manager Sean Flynn.

Some 18 months after abandoning plans to expand its Vineyard Haven store, Stop & Shop unveiled preliminary plans this week for a huge expansion of its grocery store on Upper Main street in Edgartown, including a major redesign of the parking lots.

Albert Lattanzi was hired recently as executive chef at The Barn Bowl & Bistro, the popular new bowling alley in Oak Bluffs.

The West Tisbury Farmers’ Market has been housed on the grounds of the Grange Hall since it began in 1974. But growing traffic concerns in town on Saturday mornings has led to discussions about moving the market to the Agricultural Hall.

Island activists and local lawmakers say they will keep the pressure on Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station owners to decommission the aging boiling water reactor quickly and safely, following a decision to close the plant.

The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce recognized 40 young professionals in the Island business community this year.