High praise for the Edgartown harbor master’s office was one theme from this week’s board of selectmen meeting.

An early spring northeaster brought wet snow and cancelled ferries but had little other impact on the weather-beaten Vineyard.

Edgartown is going back to square one in its effort to lease out the so-called Yellow House on Main street amid concern about a shade tree on the property.

Bruce McNamee, a captain of the administration division of the Plymouth police department, has been named the new Edgartown police chief.

The ferry Martha’s Vineyard was out of service and undergoing inspection Sunday after the vessel lost power off East Chop Saturday night and had to be towed back to harbor.

The ferry Woods Hole will be out of service for at least two days because of an onboard operating error, the Steamship Authority said Friday.