The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has approved a $1.5 million operating budget for the coming fiscal year, an increase of 4.6 per cent over last year.

Island hunters took nearly 800 deer during the 2017 deer hunting season, the highest harvest in at least 16 years, according to recently released state data.

A Vineyard Haven contractor has been selected to lease and restore the old Yellow House in Edgartown after emerging as the winning bidder.

A proposal from an Island contractor to redevelop the Yellow House was easily approved Monday by a town subcommittee.

Renovations to the ailing physical facility at the regional high school are a priority, Vineyard schools superintendent Matthew D’Andrea said last week.

It’s all but certain Lieut. Matt Mincone will serve as the next West Tisbury chief of police starting in April. The selectmen hosted a forum for him Wednesday night.