Thirteen groups fanned across the Island Sunday for the annual Christmas Bird Count to see how many species they could identify.

Vineyard Take Out, which has a location along State Road next to the West Tisbury post office, was picked by the airport commission to run the 2,500-square foot restaurant in the airport terminal.

The state designated a grant last week to look at the possible removal of the Mill Pond dam in West Tisbury.

The winning structure in the inaugural Sweet Homes of Edgartown Gingerbread House Competition went to the Old Whaling Church, as depicted in sugar, frosting, chocolate, gum, Jolly Ranchers, molasses and other sweet treats.

Three cookbooks by Martha’s Vineyard authors won awards from The Readable Feast, an annual culinary book award that recognizes the best in cookbooks and food writing in New England.

Worried about poor cellphone reception in parts of town, Chilmark town officials are calling on cellular companies to beef up their infrastructure.