Island nonprofits and community leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate the hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships given out by the Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation.

Gregory Pyden, 56, pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of workers compensation fraud, and four counts of larceny. He was ordered to pay $37,488 restitution for his role in the scheme.

A bright moon in our southern sky will dominate the week ahead. The moon is gibbous, a term that describes the moon days before it is full. It lies inbetween that time when the moon is first quarter and full. Or, at the other end of the moon's orbit, it describes that time between the full moon and the last quarter moon. It is also a waxing moon, which describes the moon when it is somewhere between New Moon and Full Moon.

A waning moon is when it is somewhere between Full Moon and New Moon.

This summer's Martha's Vineyard Concert Series starts on June 10 and will include a 40th anniversary celebration for MVY Radio.

The Vineyard high school student-athletes were back in action this week following spring break and the time to lock in and stack up wins is now.

The Island Community Chorus hosts its spring concert this weekend.

On Saturday morning, Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs will once again host the Reds and Red Sox, the Mets and Marlins, along with the Diamondbacks and Dodgers.

Continued debate this week over legal spending on a lawsuit between the regional high school committee and the Oak Bluffs planning board over artificial turf eclipsed what was arguably a much more important development: approval by all six towns of a new high school funding formula.

It's been a week of hard truths for the Martha's Vineyard Commission.

Young leaders stepped into the spotlight as the Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce held its 40 Under 40 celebration.