A group of friends sat in an East Chop backyard, shaded by beach trees and oaks to remember a woman who was a teacher, writer, activist, friend, and mother to many. The day was Della Hardman Day.

The elimination of several key advisory committees in Tisbury, including the shellfish committee, has caught some townspeople unawares.

The Martha’s Vineyard Bank donated $1 million for the Martha’s Vineyard Community Services campus overhaul during the Possible Dreams Auction on Sunday evening.

Drivers for the Vineyard Transit Authority voted Sunday to ratify a contract with their employer. Drivers are due to return to work on Tuesday.

SSA governors came to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday for a day at the Tisbury EMS building. The monthly meeting of the boat line governors was followed by an afternoon workshop on how to rewrite the SSA’s mission statement.

The union that represents the VTA drivers announced late Thursday that a tentative agreement had been reached with their employer, Transit Connection Inc.