This weekend both Polly Hill Arboretum and the Vineyard Conservation Society help you reconnect with your howling side through guided nature walks.

Vineyard voters turned out in high numbers Tuesday, backing Democratic candidates up and down the ballot and electing Robert Ogden as the new county sheriff and Paulo DeOliveira as Register of Deeds.

While the country looks toward a possible long night waiting for election results, the polls have already closed at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, where students took part today in a mock election. And the results are in.

Controversial plans for a solar array on forested land in Oak Bluffs are headed for a vote at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.

With approval from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, the owners of Phillips Hardware in Oak Bluffs plan to forge ahead with a new three-story building on Circuit avenue. A new firefighting building at the airport also got a green light last week.

Edgartown police officer William Bishop was commended Monday for going out of his way to help members of the community.