An effort to bring the heath hen back into existence is now the leading de-extinction project in the world, putting the Vineyard at the forefront of new technology in wildlife conservation.

A longtime visitor and summer resident, Mike Nichols’ love for Martha's Vineyard is well established among his many friends here. On Thursday, a new documentary about his life screens at the film center.

She has prowled Island bookstores, gone crabbing in the Oyster Pond and pored over old records stored in the vault at the Edgartown town hall. Hillary Clinton’s ties to Martha’s Vineyard were forged well before she sought political office for herself.

Following a wave of public opposition this spring and summer, the Tisbury board of health will likely abandon a proposed nitrogen tax in favor of new rules that would require denitrifying septic systems in the Lake Tashmoo and Lagoon Pond watersheds.

On an Island known for its generosity, the Art Buchwald Possible Dreams Auction is perhaps the most extravagant example.