Four new lease lots will be added to the airport business park after an expansion plan cleared approvals with the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week.

Nevette Previd, a Vineyard Haven consultant who has created and produced numerous Island events including harvest and oyster festivals, has been named executive director of the Vineyard Trust.

History was on display at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday night when a public hearing opened on a major renovation plan for Shearer Cottage, the richly storied Oak Bluffs inn.

The fixture on Menemsha Harbor for more than half a century is planning a major makeover this winter. Longtime family owner Betsy Larsen said the need became apparent, as the business has grown.

A move by a Delaware bank to foreclose on a small property in Aquinnah has opened up a new front in the Wampanoag tribe’s continuing efforts to assert its rights as a sovereign nation.

After a summer of plentiful fuel for boaters in the Edgartown Harbor, the town select board voted Tuesday to extend R.M. Packer Co.’s lease to sell gas at North Wharf for one more year.