The Steamship Authority freight ferry Gay Head had a minor scrape with a construction barge at the Woods Hole terminal over the weekend. Windy conditions were a factor in the incident.

An audience of about 60 people attended a presentation at the Katharine Cornell Theatre about the ROE act, which would lift some of the state’s restrictions on access to abortion.

Paved roads on Cuttyhunk will be getting long-awaited repairs this year after the state announced an $800,000 grant to the Elizabeth Islands town of Gosnold.

Less than a month into the calving season, four baby North Atlantic right whales have already been spotted off the coast of Florida and Georgia, offering a glimmer of hope for the species.

Amid an action-packed Saturday of Vineyard high school sports, Rammon Dos Santos’ double-double led the boys basketball team to a 60-45 home victory over Cape Cod Academy.

The first baby of the new year arrived Saturday. Rocco Robert Fiorito was born at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Jan. 11 at 10:26 a.m. He is the son of Kate Hennigan and John Fiorito of Edgartown.