On a Sunday two weeks ago, hundreds of hearts in pieces gathered to say a reluctant farewell to Christopher Svend Laursen.

Regional high school senior Mackenzie Condon hit another milestone Saturday at the All-State indoor track meet in Boston, where she qualified for the New England Championships.

When The Yard brings a band to Martha’s Vineyard, it’s always a spellbinding show. Friday’s appearance by Red Baraat was another musical breakthrough.

A dead bat found in a Tisbury home tested positive for rabies last week, the town board of health confirmed. Health officials said there is little cause for concern.

Construction has begun on a large bingo hall planned by the tribe in Aquinnah — and tribal leaders have issued a stern warning to the town and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to not interfere.

On Friday morning a group of students walked out of the front doors of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, not to ditch class but to spread awareness of global climate change.

The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission voted this week to hire a New York-based search firm to help find a new director to replace Ann Richart, who will leave in May.

Developers who want to build the nation’s first large-scale wind farm in ocean waters south of Martha’s Vineyard saw strong support and also some criticism at a public hearing before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday night.

Tomorrow night’s gibbous moon appears in the spring-time constellation Virgo.

One does not have to drive to Aquinnah before dawn to prove how quiet the Island is in late February. But it does make for a good excuse.