What once was an empty basement room at the Woodside Village elderly apartments in Oak Bluffs now teems with furniture, exercise equipment and craft supplies in honor of late Woodside resident association president Josephine Moreis Tucker.

Representatives from about 60 Island nonprofits, along with the general public, gathered on Saturday at the PA Club for a nonprofits mixer and fundraiser.

Climate Action Week, a series of events put on by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, looks to engage Islanders in planning for the effects of climate change.

To raise a golden eagle, according to Gus Ben David, you need a way of life and time. But even he didn’t know how much time he would give to Chameli, his 40-year-old longtime educational partner.