The Falmouth company that operates seasonal passenger ferries to Edgartown is proposing a water taxi service for the three down-Island towns this summer.

Frosty relations between the town of Tisbury and the state Department of Transportation appeared to grow last week after a testy exchange over pothole repairs on Beach Road.

At a brief meeting Friday night, the Tisbury select board voted to begin negotiating with police chief Mark Saloio on the renewal of his contract.

The Tisbury select board adopted a formal agreement with the Martha’s Vineyard Museum this week to allow for fundraising and other events on the property.

The reconstruction project was thrown into further turmoil this week after the state declined to pay for relocating town water and sewer lines.

The select board and school committee voted unanimously this week to seek voter approval of a Proposition 2 1/2 override for up to $55 million to renovate the historic town school.

The everyday test of driving skills that is the Five Corners intersection in Vineyard Haven has gained an extra degree of difficulty for the next few weeks.

The Tisbury select board sent out a lengthy statement on Friday afternoon regarding wastewater issues and development in the town.

Tisbury’s fortunes are getting a six-figure boost from short-term rentals and a retail marijuana agreement, with more new income streams in the works, town officials said this week.

As the town of Tisbury wrestles with the state highway department over sewer lines running beneath Beach Road, another construction project may soon be piping water across the roadway.