After nearly two centuries of government management, the U.S. Coast Guard announced last week that it will be letting go of the Nobska Lighthouse in Woods Hole.

Island housing advocates will return to Boston Tuesday to lobby their support for the local option transfer fee and housing bank bills being reviewed at the State House.

The charter school graduation was an emotional affair, as teachers and administrators bade farewell to students who had, in many cases, attended the school since the elementary level.

The Vineyard boys tennis team is on to the next round of the playoffs after sweeping Ludlow 5-0 Friday afternoon on their home court.

Traffic along Beach Road was being detoured Friday afternoon because the Lagoon Pond drawbridge was stuck in the open position.

After neighbors rallied against a proposed home expansion on South Water street, the architect behind the project proposed new plans that would leave the harbor view intact.

A neighbor of a yet-to-be built Oak Bluffs inn filed a lawsuit against the town planning board this week, arguing the board’s approval of the inn’s permits ignored town parking requirements.

Carla Cooper of Edgartown has been honored by the Cape and Islands Democratic Council with the Democrat of the Year award.

A brilliant full moon rises in southeastern sky tomorrow night, about the same time as sunset, or a little later. We call this the Summer Moon. In other places the moon is called Strawberry Moon. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius, one of the southern most constellations in the zodiac. The moon will never get much altitude, but will stay close to the southern horizon through the night.

Five Island nonprofit organizations were honored on May 17 when the Cape and Islands United Way celebrated organizations receiving its community impact grants.