Fashion designer Stina Sayre, long known for her elegantly-draped, easy to wear women’s clothing, is preparing to close her Vineyard Haven showroom and studio later this fall.

After seven decades on Lagoon Pond Road, the Erford Burt house was moved last week in a bid to preserve and restore the historic building.

Edgartown officials have halted construction on a North Water street home after discovering the building had been demolished far beyond what the historic district commission had approved.

The Steamship Authority is proposing to raise its rates for the second year in a row to offset a projected $3 million budget shortfall, but most Island residents and walk-on commuters would be spared from the increases.

Work recently began on the 90-year-old Tabernacle roof, which will be torn down and replaced with new concrete tiles. The project is scheduled to be completed by May 2024.