More signs and a reservation system for large trucks were among the possible solutions discussed by the Edgartown selectmen this week during a report on problems with the Chappy ferry line.

The long-planned affordable housing development in the Red Coat Hill section of Vineyard Haven has cleared the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. At a public hearing, passions ran high.

With hundreds of trees around the Island tagged for removal by Eversource Energy, the Chilmark selectmen have taken steps to prevent any unnecessary tree cutting in their town.

Anyone who wants to know about Wayne Lamson quickly runs across the story about how he started with the ferry service as a ticket seller in Woods Hole, during the summers when he attended college.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to scale back the state budget dealt a blow to environmental and social service programs on the Vineyard, including shellfish propagation and help for the homeless.