An incumbent running on his 24-year record of service to the town will face off against a political newcomer promising change in a two-way selectmen race at next week’s Edgartown election.

A growing budget, a lengthy agenda featuring nearly $6 million in budget overrides and the end of an era await Edgartown voters when they gather next week for special and annual town meetings.

The ferry Island Home made her way down Vineyard Sound from Fairhaven and into the Vineyard Haven harbor Thursday afternoon, signaling a possible return to normalcy for the Steamship Authority.

A proposal to establish a new fund for improvements to the buildings and campus at the regional high school will come before voters in every Island town this year.

The Teddy Bear Suite holiday fundraiser presented a check for $41,000 for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club.