Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is looking to expand its primary care footprint on the Island after purchasing a retiring doctor’s West Tisbury medical office last month. 

The air traffic control tower at Martha’s Vineyard Airport was down for a day this week after a transformer that supplies its power was struck by lightning.

West Tisbury building inspector Joseph Tierney admitted in court this week to sufficient facts in a case where he pushed an octogenarian at the annual town meeting in April.

The Steamship Authority revealed its two finalists for the general manager position on Wednesday ahead of interviews scheduled for Friday: internal candidate Mark Amundsen and Alex Kryska, who works as the COO at a California-based ferry company.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted last week to keep the status quo for striped bass. The interstate regulatory board was considering a 12 per cent reduction in striper harvest to protect the species.

A 15,000 square foot mansion on Katama Bay sold last week for $37.5 million, making it the highest single residential sale ever on Martha’s Vineyard.