A $3.7 million overhaul of the Martha’s Vineyard Arena was quickly halted by the Oak Bluffs building inspector when it was discovered that the project had no permits.

The owner of the gas station and car wash facility has filed a lawsuit against the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission after the commission voted to award a lease to a competing station in Edgartown.

A ruling this week stated that the state Department of Environmental Protection was correct when it issued a license for a new Steamship Authority terminal and ferry slips in Woods Hole.

Edgartown selectmen voted Monday to begin offering non-resident senior shellfish licenses at the price of $125.

At this year’s annual town meeting, Oak Bluffs voters will decide whether to spend $9.9 million to demolish the old town hall and replace it with a modern structure on the same site.