Two towering American elms are returning to West Tisbury for the first time in decades after the species was wiped out by Dutch elm disease.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission pitched the Edgartown select board Monday on an effort to use Vineyard Transit Authority electric bus batteries as a potential power source for water pumps in emergencies.

After an executive session Monday, high school committee chair Robert Lionette said the committee directed its attorney to reach out to the Oak Bluffs planning board to resolve the ongoing lawsuit.

State Rep. Dylan Fernandes has secured $1,165,000 for the Cape and Islands in the fiscal year 2024 Massachusetts House of Representatives budget.

The Island Community Chorus’s annual spring concerts are when Vineyard audiences can count on hearing a major choral work, from start to finish and accompanied by professional instrumentalists from both sides of the Sound.

Renowned punk rocker and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Patti Smith tops the list of new festival acts, along with a variety of indie acts.

The 15 Islanders receiving Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowships this spring include high school and college students, professionals seeking advanced degrees and ecologists working on Vineyard projects.

Kimberly Kirk's plan to continue serving on the regional high school committee has ruffled some feathers, but Ms. Kirk said the regional school agreement dictates that members serve until May 31.

The following letter was sent to the high school committee chair Robert Lionette.

Dear Mr. Lionette,

It is my understanding that Kimberly Kirk, who recently lost reelection to her seat on the Edgartown School Committee, intends to remain on the high school committee as a voting member until the end of May 2023. I believe that she bases her refusal to resign on language in the MVRHS regional agreement that is ambiguous, at best.

In the summer of 1959, Richard “Richie” Olsen took a job at Goodale Construction, giving him his first chance to take the helm of a backhoe. Sixty-four years later, the West Tisbury highway supervisor has never strayed far from the role.