A person broke into The Green Room in Vineyard Haven over the weekend and pocketed thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise, according to the owner and police.

The world has changed in the three decades since Elaine Barse opened The Green Room, the Vineyard Haven mainstay offering surfing supplies, skating gear and clothing.

The Green Room — the Main street Vineyard Haven store that’s become something of an Island institution — is adapting to the new normal.