Visitors sporting rain boots and slickers turned out for Saturday’s Living Local Harvest Festival at the Agricultural Hall. The festival celebrated all things local with booths and lectures showcasing local food and educational programs.

An original rosewood Steinway & Sons baby grand piano from 1901, a gift from a group of private donors, will call the West Tisbury library home. A dedication concert is planned for Oct. 12.

Mark London quietly announced at the end of a commission meeting Thursday night that he would retire by the end of next summer. Mr. London has been executive director of the commission for the past 12 years.

People and pets around the Island may have found themselves enjoying an evening hike or backyard barbecue a little more than usual this summer. Without much rainfall, there were hardly any mosquitoes on the Vineyard.

A new law that keeps police logs sealed in domestic violence cases has the strong backing of Island police and social service leaders who work as victim advocates. But free speech advocates worry that the law poses a threat to the public’s right to know.

Hearings are set for next week in Dukes County superior court in the intensifying legal dispute between the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission and Dukes County Commission. A judge will decide whether the airport commission can be expanded.