A Steamship Authority shuttle driver died suddenly Sunday afternoon while on the job, according to the boat line.

The signs still say “Opening November 2017,” but the Steamship Authority’s temporary terminal in Woods Hole will not open its doors until next month.

Nearly 25 years after the M/V Martha’s Vineyard began her daily seven-mile passages between Woods Hole and the Vineyard, the Steamship Authority ferry is getting a $17.4 million makeover.

Boat line governors voted Tuesday to limit the size of trucks on the 5:30 a.m. freight run to the Vineyard to less than 40 feet in the summer months.

A preliminary study on a freight route between New Bedford and Vineyard Haven concludes the service could be successful but would have a hefty price tag.

Truckers and Falmouth residents sounded off again this week on a plan by the Steamship Authority to make changes to the early morning freight schedule.

An unusual proposal to cover $131 million in school expenses through a tax on Steamship Authority tickets from Woods Hole to the Vineyard has been making the rounds before Island selectmen.

Chilmark third-grader Hunter Broderick is one of 13 winners in the Steamship Authority’s second annual student art contest.

Boat line managers said they will consider eliminating the 5:30 a.m. freight run from Woods Hole to the Vineyard in winter, spring and fall.

The ferry Martha’s Vineyard underwent minor repairs late Saturday after striking a gangway in Woods Hole. Three windows were broken and three passengers reported minor injuries from broken glass.