The West Tisbury planning board Monday night approved a nine-unit affordable housing project just east of the town center, setting the stage for an article on tonight’s special town meeting warrant asking voters to spend $900,000 in community preservation funds to support the development.

Many towns have joined the artificial turf club in recent years, while sometimes fierce debates play out, as they have this year on the Vineyard.

The Tisbury board of health has approved ambitious new regulations aimed at curbing nitrogen entering the Lagoon and Tashmoo watersheds.

The Tisbury zoning board of appeals has cleared the way for 20 affordable apartments to be built on State Road in Vineyard Haven.

Chilmark and West Tisbury are both targeting the Up-Island regional school district agreement as a means for soothing tensions over costs.

An ambitious plan to replace the old hardware building in Oak Bluffs with a three-story structure is nearly ready for a vote by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.