A common word this week, as the Island community mourned the death of Roy Scheffer and Patricia Bergeron, was generosity. The couple were generous with their time, with their talents and with their kindness.

In court filings last week, Revolution Wind, the 65-turbine wind farm located 12 miles off the coast of Aquinnah, said the Department of Interior’s decision to halt leases for reported national security concerns was against the law.

A recently-completed review by the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools suggested regionalization could benefit the Island's elementary school systems.

Peter Luskin and Nikki De Cobray of Edgartown and Limassol, Cyprus, were married at midnight on Dec. 21.

Patricia Bergeron, former longtime president of the Portuguese-American Club, and Roy Scheffer, a patriarch of the Island's shellfishing industry, died on Thursday, the result of a boating accident.

Two people pulled from the waters off Edgartown on Thursday have died, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office.