Teachers and friends gathered for a barbecue Sunday to celebrate director Robert Moore, who is retiring after 20 years at the school.

Flags went up early Monday as the Island joined the rest of the country in celebrating Memorial Day. A parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Vineyard Haven.

The Ava Pearl was headed back to Rhode Island early Sunday evening following an incident when she lost power off Oak Bluffs.

Friends and family of the late Island jeweler Cheryl Stark gathered next to CB Stark Jewelers in Vineyard Haven Saturday morning for the dedication of Stark Park on the corner of Main and Union streets.

After years of planning, legal battles and a winter of ferocious coastal storms, Squibnocket Beach officially opened to the public on Friday.

Schoolchildren in Edgartown, Vineyard Haven and Chilmark held march to the sea ceremonies Friday.