The basketball courts at Niantic Park in Oak Bluffs were closed this week amid concerns about people violating rules to prevent unsafe crowding.

Administrators presented a rolled-back, phased approach for re-opening public schools Thursday, now hoping to have students in classrooms nearly a month later than originally proposed.

Citing an uptick in Covid-19 cases, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday that the state would pump the brakes on its slow reopening process.

A redesigned, expanded Tisbury School is taking shape on the desktops of Boston-based Tappé Architects; conceptual designs will be shared with the public beginning next week in a monthlong series.

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reported its 40th positive Covid-19 test on Thursday, as case numbers continue to steadily climb on the Island.

A longstanding grievance by abutters over the use of a Katama property leased by Donaroma’s Nursery simmered over into the Edgartown selectmen’s meeting Monday.