A planned solar array on land owned by the Oak Bluffs water district remains in the slow lane as developers prepare to return to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission later this month.

For the first time this year, voters on Martha’s Vineyard and across the state can choose to cast their ballots up to two weeks prior to election day. Early voting starts on Oct. 24.

The Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group hopes to bring a nascent kelp-growing project to Chilmark this winter, with support from the town selectmen and shellfish constable.

Five months after terminating its contract with J-Way Southern Inc., the Army Corps plans to work with the company again to finish dredging the Menemsha channel.

Residents from Edgartown to Aquinnah this week weighed in on an effort to increase the Island’s stock of affordable housing as a series of workshops began.

Amid growing concerns over finances in Aquinnah, town officials have taken steps to form the town’s first finance committee since 2010.