A proposal to bring trolley service to Oak Bluffs saw enthusiastic support from selectmen this week.

The January storm that brought near-record snowfall and powerful wind gusts to the Vineyard also toppled one of two historic stone chimneys at remote Cape Pogue on Chappaquiddick. On a walk last week Rachel Self found the iconic structure in pieces on the beach.

Property tax bills are going up in West Tisbury and so is spending this year, with the town preparing to ask voters to exceed the state tax cap. A proposed town budget is up almost seven per cent, with school spending a major reason.

The Vineyard saw a sharp decline in the number of people who took and passed the high school equivalency test last year, following the replacement of the GED with a new exam. In 2013, 27 people passed the General Education Development (GED) exam. But in 2014, the number fell to four.

If you’ve been collecting fines on your library card, now might be the time to pay up. Library patrons can pay their late fees with cans of food this month at four Vineyard libraries, in what’s become a regular drive for the Island Food Pantry.

A historic downtown Edgartown property that housed a women’s clothing store for nearly three decades has been sold. The new owners said they plan to open a year-round pedestrian food market there sometime this summer.