A decision by the U.S. Supreme court closes the book on a decades-long court battle over whether private land off Moshup Trail can be opened up for development.

Rick Karney, executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group, announced that he will shift to part-time status beginning Jan. 1.

For the second time in less than two years, the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank broke a new record for fees last week, collecting $1.12 million in a single five-day period.

County manager Martina Thornton is involved in a tangled probate case in which she stands to inherit much of the estate of a longtime Edgartown resident who died 11 months ago.

Both young, both Democrats, new legislators on the block Julian Cyr and Dylan Fernandes are eager to begin their jobs on Beacon Hill representing the Cape and Islands in January.

The driver of a car that flipped over on State Road in West Tisbury Saturday is facing charges for driving under the influence, West Tisbury police said. The driver is Jessica Elsasser, 32, of Vineyard Haven.