Award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson's new documentary The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution aired last month on PBS.

James Pond was the place to be on Tuesday, as fishermen, town officials and others pulled on waders to help clear a channel for herring.

With support from the Edey Foundation, the Chilmark shellfish department plans to restore vital eelgrass beds that vanished from Nashaquitsa Pond.

Affordable housing, climate change and the health of coastal ponds were all topics that occupied the Martha’s Vineyard Commission in 2015 as it assisted Island towns with a range of regional planning services. A summary of the year appears in the commission’s annual report.

At the far western tip of the Island, Wayward Wampum has remained open since Labor Day, expanding the social landscape in a remote area.

The Oak Bluffs water district hopes to offset costs by developing a three-megawatt solar array off Barnes Road.