Ferry travel between the Islands and Cape Cod will cost more for nearly everyone next year, after the Steamship Authority board of governors voted 3-1 Tuesday morning to approve the 2025 operating budget.

Nonprofits from across the Island gathered at the Grange Hall on Tuesday for the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation’s annual Community & Impact grant celebration.

Tisbury’s termination of its fire chief came after accusations that the chief was in a romantic relationship with a subordinate, leading to allegations of favoritism and an uncomfortable work environment, according to a recently released report.

Virginia (Ginny) Jones, whose roots in West Tisbury were as strong and deep as her love for the town and for a way of life on the Vineyard she feared was disappearing, died on Nov. 13. She was 82.

The family room in the women’s building at Vineyard House, the Island’s only sober living community, will be named for Lucy Cox, a longtime supporter of the the organization and its mission.

The board approved a 5 per cent residential exemption at its meeting Wednesday, allowing some of the property tax burden to shift onto owners of second homes and rental properties.