Leah Crosby has spent the last three years asking Islanders to consider how their bodies move.

Boosted by the recent announcement of a state grant, a project to dredge the Tashmoo channel this fall appeared to be nearing reality this week.

Bar fights, motor vehicle accidents and dead sea life occupied Island law enforcement over the long Labor Day weekend.

Resigned, excited or somewhere in between, Island students headed back to school Tuesday morning, their backpacks filled as a new year beckoned.

More than 2,350 Island children will head back to school Tuesday as Island public schools reopen for the year.

Classes begin Tuesday at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, but new director Peter Steedman has been hard at work since July.