Next week Alaskans and New Englanders will gather for a conference about whaling in the Arctic, with events in New Bedford, Nantucket, and on the Vineyard.

Flowers and a bottle of champagne were waiting for Jane Slater when she arrived at Over South Antiques this weekend. After 40 years, the small but well-loved Menemsha shop welcomed its last visitors Sunday.

The company that moved the Gay Head Light last year has outlined a major two-phase restoration project for the historic lighthouse, at a cost of about $1.3 million — more than triple the amount budgeted.

Featherstone Center for the Arts will move ahead with plans to replace buildings on its campus near the head of Lagoon Pond, but must abide by unusually high standards for wastewater mitigation, as determined by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.

As new developments continue to alter the Island’s coastal ponds, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission is working on its water quality regulations.

Jessie Damroth recently took the reins at the Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club, the club's first female executive director since its founding.