The lobster roll economy on Martha’s Vineyard is booming — fundraising operations that generate, by conservative estimate, more than $430,000 annually for nonprofit organizations.

Numbers from the SSA, Martha’s Vineyard Commission and Vineyard Transit Authority confirm that cars and traffic are on the increase.

Negotiations between the regional high school district committee and a group that wants to upgrade and maintain the school playing fields have been fraught with disagreement since June, with key terms of a contract still hanging as of this week.

For five weeks this summer, hundreds of Martha’s Vineyard children had a place to eat lunch for free.

Around the Island, an expected 2,155 students are dusting off backpacks, sharpening pencils and choosing first-day outfits. The first day of school is Tuesday.