Five public hearings and one controversial tree survey later, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission has voted to approve a 53-foot height increase to the Verizon tower in Vineyard Haven.

The current status and powers of of the Vineyard Transit Authority’s advisory board has come into question as the full-time drivers’ strike enters a third week.

The Wampanoag tribe registered its strong opposition Thursday to a ruling by a federal judge that it must obtain building permits from the town to construct a bingo hall in Aquinnah.

Developers who plan to build the nation’s first industrial-scale offshore wind farm south of Martha’s Vineyard saw their first major setback this week.

With the endorsement of striking bus drivers, Tisbury selectmen reappointed Elaine Miller to the Vineyard Transit Authority board at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.