Josh Kegan and Enrica Jossi’s boat the S/V Lúthien appeared on the horizon of Menemsha Harbor on Saturday morning for the first time in a year.

A beacon familiar to Island travelers is changing hands after about 200 years of government management. 

Last Monday, the court announced it would not take up the appeal filed by the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance, keeping a previous ruling on the 62-turbine Vineyard Wind project intact.

The Chilmark conservation commission gave property owners along Stonewall Beach permission to relocate their homes and bolster the deteriorating cliff. But, upset with what they consider burdensome limits on the plan, the homeowners have filed an appeal.

The board voted unanimously on Tuesday to have town staff start working on a request for proposals for the operations of the center in the summer of 2026. The board also voted to expand the community center advisory committee from three voting members to five. 

The Steamship Authority is bringing its newest ferry, M/V Aquinnah, to the Vineyard May 16 for a public commissioning ceremony at the Oak Bluffs terminal.