A three-day visit to the Vineyard included stops at the Gay Head Light, the Vincent House, the former marine hospital, the Flying Horses and the Vineyard Gazette.

A U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs program intended to create better access to health care for veterans in remote locations, including on Martha’s Vineyard, has instead left them angry and frustrated.

Tivoli Day marks the beginning of a slower pace on the Vineyard, but it does it in energetic style. Circuit avenue is closed to cars, and foot traffic of all kinds takes over.

Dick Lehr began covering Boston mob boss James (Whitey) Bulger in 1988, and later coauthored a book about Whitey. This week he saw the work transformed into a major motion picture.

On Sept. 10 the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard, as a member of Friends of the Animals, conducted another successful spay/neuter clinic.