They are the Island's most vulnerable but invisible population. And with an inadequate safety net for the homeless, members of the clergy and county administration are calling for an Islandwide response.

In 1979 the girls' basketball team won the state championships, the first of any Vineyard team to do so. They repeated the feat two years later, cementing their legacy.

Katama Airfield commissioners came before Edgartown selectmen again this week to press for a resolution on the proposed expansion of the hangar at the airfield.

An exposed foundation at Gay Head Cliffs leads some to believe it may have served as a base for the second of three versions of the Gay Head Light. Others think it may be the foundation to the lighthouse keeper's colonial house.

With budget season underway, the six town community preservation committees are reviewing an array of regional projects that range from the relocation of the Gay Head Light in Aquinnah to a Little League baseball field in Oak Bluffs.

Johnny Hoy, plus his Bluefish band, of course, will play at the Yard's benefit at the Chilmark Community Center Sunday night at 7:30 p.m.

Fiercely independent, financially inefficient and charmingly parochial, the six towns on the Vineyard have a long history of shunning regional enterprises.

On the Vineyard every aspect of life revolves around the seasons, and perhaps none more so than business life. In summer the Island is bustling with commerce. In winter of course the predominant theme is closed for business.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $80,185 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $49,001.95 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014.