September is here, Labor Day has come and gone, school is back in session and the boys soccer team kicks off the fall sports season Tuesday afternoon at home against Saint John Paul II at 3 p.m.

Don’t push your opponents into a makeable contract they might otherwise not have bid.

Island students went back to school on Tuesday, some heading to a newly refurbished school in Tisbury, and others meeting new principals at the Edgartown, Chilmark and Oak Bluffs schools.

The race between Arielle Faria and Thomas Moakley for the Vineyard’s state representative seat will be decided Tuesday as Islanders head to the polls for the biennial state primary.

Barney Zeitz's latest project is a metal, full-body sculpture depicting Rebecca Amos, an enslaved woman held as property of Cornelius Bassett. A memorial to Ms. Amos is part of the African American Heritage Trail.

Miquel Jones, the fourth and final man accused of robbing the Vineyard Haven Rockland Trust in 2022, has agreed to plead guilty in hopes of leniency for his sentencing. 

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission and the Community Preservation Coalition will host the panel to highlight Island housing efforts and explain best practices and recent developments involving the Community Preservation Act. 

The Oak Bluffs select board voted this week to include a $750,000 borrowing article for a new solar farm on the October special town meeting warrant. 

The select board this week discussed options for turning the vacant lot at 0 Uncas avenue, across the street from the Barn Bowl & Bistro, into a parking lot to alleviate downtown congestion.

Island Elderly Housing has been cleared to bring the Martha’s Vineyard Commission new plans for Aidylberg III.