The lack of affordable housing, both summer and year-round, is by now a well-entrenched Island problem, but many believe that this year the shortage is unusually severe.

Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, the dominant regional bank on the Cape, is taking steps to enlarge its foothold on the Island with plans to open a full-service branch in Vineyard Haven by next summer.

Robert Parris Moses was in a Greenwood, Miss., jail when he heard about Medgar Evers’ death. Mr. Moses and two other activists had been locked up for disorderly conduct as they helped Delta sharecroppers register to vote.

On Wednesday, elder members and former presidents of the Cottagers gathered around tables and took turns sharing memories.

On a warm Monday morning, Scottish Bakehouse owner Daniele Dominick sits in her comfortable Oak Bluffs living room reading to her 17-month-old son Rocco who is snuggled in her lap.

A surge of new restaurants in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs have filled new niches to expand offerings outside the norm, from gluten-free pizza to a whiskey bar.