Long lines of cars and people stretched around the docks at both Steamship Authority terminals this weekend, signaling the end of summer.

About 60 people gathered Friday evening at Owen Park in Vineyard Haven to remember Islanders and loved ones who have been lost to overdoses.

Salvage efforts were under way Saturday for a boat that struck a jetty trying to navigate into the Oak Bluffs harbor Thursday evening.

More than 2,350 Island children will head back to school Tuesday as Island public schools reopen for the year.

Classes begin Tuesday at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, but new director Peter Steedman has been hard at work since July.

Hell week has earned its name this year for fall sports teams at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

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News Briefs

Kaline and Weberson Silvestre of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Sophia Neves Silvestra Pimenta.

The eighth annual Pink and Green festival invades Edgartown this weekend to celebrate Mother’s Day and the coming busy season.

The Gazette will celebrate its 173rd birthday on Tuesday, May 14, with an open house in lieu of its usual Tuesdays in the Newsroom gathering.

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