Two newcomers are challenging the sitting Martha’s Vineyard representative on the Steamship Authority’s board of governors.

Revitalizing 4-H on the Island began five years ago, led by Brian Athearn and Julie Scott, president and vice president of the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society. Much of the focus this year is on increasing off-season offerings.

On Feb. 13, the town of Edgartown, in partnership with Dukes County and the Trustees, commenced the second phase of restoring the dunes along Norton Point.

West Tisbury is pumping the brakes on plans to renovate the Howes House after the select board voted Wednesday to withdraw an article to appropriate $215,000 for a project now estimated to cost $10 million in total.

Built when Ulysses S. Grant was president, the Dukes County Jail – which doubles as a county lockup for up to 800 arrestees each year – is marking its 150th year with critical needs for both capital and operational funding.

Going into the second season of Shed, a podcast about race produced by the Vineyard Gazette, host Eric Adams wishes more has changed.