When Steve Ewing learned he would be given the 32nd Creative Living Award, presented each year by the Permanent Endowment Fund, he wasn’t initially sure why he had been chosen. But his contribution is a little bit of everything, from a work ethic forged by an ordinary life to a gift for poetry.

The Lagoon Pond bridge will be closed to traffic the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 7. The bridge is scheduled to close at 7 p.m. and will reopen at 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

As a conversation unfolds across the country about the value of pre-kindergarten learning and whether it should be incorporated into public school education, similar conversations are quietly taking place here. The idea of universal preschool is expected to be up for discussion this year.

The fall sitting of Dukes County superior court is scheduled to begin Monday.

The Vineyard has led the way when it comes to taking a regional approach on Community Preservation Act spending. That was the message from Stuart Saginor, executive director of the Community Preservation Coalition, when officials and residents gathered in Oak Bluffs on Tuesday to brainstorm ways for the six Island towns to more effectively share state funding for capital projects.