President Obama departed the Island just after sunset on Sunday, concluding a 15-day vacation that saw a mix of work and recreation. There were fewer public outings this year during a vacation that was punctuated by strife in international and domestic affairs.

A breakfast of pancakes, bacon, sausage and fruit was "on the fire house" Sunday morning.

An unexpended U.S. Navy flare was found and detonated at East Beach on a Chappaquiddick beach Sunday, the Trustees of Reservations said.

The 153rd Agricultural Fair was one for the books. “Everywhere you looked, there was a good crowd,” said fair manager Eleanor Neubert.

The town selectmen approved funding for a new vestibule and are talking seriously about replacing the oak floor, which has been buckling for years.

President Obama’s 15-day Martha’s Vineyard vacation came to an end Sunday night. As the motorcade made the trip through the West Tisbury village just after darkness had fallen, a few onlookers stood waving their arms.

Blankets and beach chairs dotted Ocean Park by early afternoon on Friday as fireworks revelers marked their spots for the annual display.

Four months after the Vineyard Gazette asked the town of Tisbury for public records surrounding the Stop & Shop expansion proposal, the town has complied. Executive session minutes and emails document private talks that went on for months among the selectmen, town administrator and Island attorney for the grocery chain.

Last Thursday, a rainbow of Oak Bluffs taxpayers, business people and civic leaders united at Union Chapel to hear plans for the newest Washington museum — the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Heather and Vincent Maciel were high school sweethearts, raised two kids and currently run a tree service and landscaping company in West Tisbury. They're also lumberjacks who compete in the fair circuit around New England. Look for them this weekend at the fair.