The humpback whale that washed up at Norton Point beach Dec. 4 likely died from gear entanglement, a preliminary examination has determined.

The all-Island school committee approved a $7.5 million shared services budget for the school superintendent Thursday.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s climate action task force has sent a letter to the Vineyard’s congressional representatives, requesting a meeting to discuss the Island’s inclusion in a future federal infrastructure bill.

After one of the busiest summers in recent memory for recreational boating in Cape Pogue Pond, the Edgartown marine advisory committee is proposing a temporary ban on anchoring in the pond.

Hybrid learning is now set to begin Jan. 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, after a vote by the district school committee early this week.