With support from officials, a group of residents will get out their shovels and widen a channel between James Pond and Vineyard Sound.

More details emerged last week surrounding a plan by the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse District to expand its central transfer station. The plan has drawn scrutiny from abutters and the MVC.

The iconic restaurant is on the market for $1.475 million, the result of a years-long dispute between brothers Matthew and David Vanderhoop, whose family started the business in the 1940s.

A state ban on commercial food waste has yet to be enforced, but Islanders have launched a comprehensive study of the issue.

Affordable housing and better access to mainland health care services are priority needs for older Islanders, a recent survey has found. The Healthy Aging Task Force survey is expected to set the stage for future initiatives among the elderly.