A large public-private improvement project at Squibnocket beach was rejected by a slim margin at the annual town meeting Monday night; instead the majority favored studying alternatives for the beach.

Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss notified school parents and teachers Monday that Mr. Nixon, who had been on leave of absence since last week, had resigned. Assistant superintendent Matthew D'Andrea has been named acting principal.

Gather at the right fork parking lot at Katama Beach at 12:45 p.m. on May 11 for rain-or-shine Mother's Day Walk for Peace. The walk, sponsored by St. Andrew's and Grace Episcopal Churches, can be as long or as short as you like.

Sophie Shalhoub sat atop her horse Gigja under drizzling rain at Woodbe Farm in West Tisbury on Sunday. Ms. Shalhoub, who rode Gigja to the farm from Chilmark, was showing the pony as part of the Martha’s Vineyard Horse Council’s second annual open house.

A passionate band of Islanders took to the streets of Oak Bluffs Sunday in honor of victims of sexual assault.

Bearing signs and wearing teal blue T-shirts that read, “I Walk Because I Care,” the group of about 30 walked two miles along Beach Road in honor of the survivors in their lives.