The Vineyard Gazette was honored with 28 awards at the New England Better Newspaper Competition held in Portland, Maine over the weekend, including 11 first place finishes.

Waylon Madison Sauer loved many things. This weekend, two of his passions will be celebrated in honor of his memory — basketball and giving back to his community.

The town and county of Nantucket have filed a legal challenge over the approval process for SouthCoast Wind, a 141-turbine offshore wind energy project planned for the waters south of the island.

Caribbean carry-out food will not be on the menu at a new restaurant planned for the former Golden Bull steakhouse in Vineyard Haven, after MVTap owner Anderson Martins streamlined his application to do business at the long-empty Five Corners spot.

The manager of the Vineyard’s only homeless shelter has been going to the Island town governments in recent weeks in the hope that they will join Harbor Homes to start a committee or task force aimed at helping the growing homeless population.