I’m not sure why, but it’s been the week for fragmented and disjointed conversations.

A case of pertussis, more commonly known as “whooping cough,” has been reported on the Island, according to the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative.

Commercial property owners in Tisbury will be getting bigger tax bills, after the select board voted Tuesday to shift 5 per cent of the town’s $40 million tax levy from residential to commercial real estate.

Solar panels are coming to the Tisbury Senior Center, and a grant from an Island firm will add battery storage for the rooftop array.

A few weeks ago, the Edgartown police department received a call from Ezia Leach who said she found a gold ring in the wharf parking lot. The ring was studded with three emerald diamonds attached to a red ribbon.

Former and current Island military members were honored with the annual Veterans Day parade in Oak Bluffs Monday morning.

The steam engine from the old Martha’s Vineyard ferry Nobska is now on display at its permanent home, the New England Wireless and Steam Museum in East Greenwich, R.I.

The regional high school is analyzing the results of the annual Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test scores, principal Sara Dingledy told the school committee last week.

Abby Bender is the founder of the annual Built on Stilts dance festival that takes place each August. The offseason finds her creative spirit moving in many directions, including the supernatural.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday approved an Oak Bluffs property owner’s request to tear down a dilapidated cottage on Oak avenue.