The absence of fast food on the Island rankles some but it may also mean we are healthier. Vineyard residents rank as the healthiest in the state, according to a survey released Tuesday by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Nantucket ranks second, the report found.

Tisbury voter alert: A special town meeting is scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m. in the school gymnasium.

Two safes containing minimal amounts of money were stolen early Monday morning from the Martha’s Vineyard Chowder Company in Oak Bluffs, restaurant owner J.B. Blau confirmed. Mr. Blau said he reported the incident to the Oak Bluffs police and added that he has video evidence of the break-in. Mr. Blau said he is “99 per cent confident” that the case will be resolved “in the near future. We’re following leads.”

The Vineyard Gazette and Martha’s Vineyard Magazine are now part of Our Island Club, which offers discounts to Islanders on a wide array of consumer goods. Members of the Island Club will receive 20 per cent off a new subscription to the Gazette and/or the Martha’s Vineyard Magazine. Call the Gazette at 508-627-4311, extension 125, and say you are member of Our Island Club to get your discount. Sorry, only new subscribers are eligible for this special promotion.

Jeffrey and Jessica Willoughby, two of the plaintiffs suing Cessna Aircraft Company in a civil trial over a 2005 plane crash at Katama Airfield, have settled with the company and are no longer involved in the trial that has been underway in Edgartown for the past three weeks.