Public schools on Martha’s Vineyard are taking a closer look at how fairly they educate a diverse student body of more than 2,200 children, following a year-long study.

Kinship Heals has long-range plans to build a shelter in Aquinnah for victims of domestic violence. In the meantime, the organization recently rented a property in Chilmark to create a healing center.

The town is seeking to improve public access to Swimming Place Path, a nearly 350-year-old trail that connects Herring Creek Road and the Road to the Plains. The ancient way was first recorded in Edgartown records in 1675.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Gustavo Mroczkoski on Sept. 17 in Oak Bluffs. This is the fourth ICE arrest on the Vineyard in two months.

The American Legion Hall in Vineyard Haven is hosting a relief drive to help residents of Lincolnton County, Ga. who are dealing with the after effects of Hurricane Helene.

The commission struggled with Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard’s proposal to build a boat repair workshop and 5,000-square foot outdoor boat storage pad on Holmes Hole Road, saying the project was an economic benefit for the community but also raised environmental concerns.

I’m a hopeless watcher of news. The catastrophic flooding after Hurricane Helene has received my undivided attention.

With the intensity of summer behind us, fall is a time when most Islanders take a breath and enjoy a slower paced lifestyle.

He definitely had legs to stand on — eight red ones to be exact.

October wins my vote for Favorite Month. Neither hot nor cold. Neither frantically busy nor dead quiet.