The Steamship Authority governors this week finalized a policy prohibiting children younger than 13 from traveling unaccompanied.

At their monthly meeting Tuesday in Woods Hole, the governors voted to establish a policy that children up to age 13 must travel with a person 13 years of age or older who is responsible for their care and custody.

Two Martha’s Vineyard men are facing drug charges after a Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force investigation into heroin distribution. Roan W. Elgart, 37, of West Tisbury, was arraigned on charges of possessing to distribute a class A drug (heroin), possessing to distribute a class E drug (Clonazepam), conspiracy to violate drug law, and possessing to distribute a class D drug (marijuana). Luke Depriest, 33, of Oak Bluffs, was charged with being present where heroin is kept and conspiracy to violate drug law.

A winter full of storms has brought erosion to almost every corner of the Island — including the small Chappy ferry ramp, which will undergo repairs in April.

The ferry will be closed to car traffic for part of the day April 6 for ramp repairs on the Edgartown side, ferry captain Peter Wells told the conservation commission Monday. The commission unanimously voted to approve the emergency work.

Edgartown is slated to become a bustling cruise ship port this summer, with cruise ships scheduled to dock in town 22 times between May and September.

On Monday the selectmen distributed the American Cruise Lines’ Vineyard schedule, which shows that the company’s three vessels — Independence, American Star and American Glory — will be docking in Edgartown

After months of discussion, work is beginning on a multi-phase project to move a Chappaquiddick house threatened by erosion, with the Edgartown planning board this week approving the relocation of a guest house on the Wasque property.

The worst of Edgartown’s traffic problems is still months away, but a group of Northeastern University students are spending the off-season looking for a solution.

Over 30 local business owners braved a raw Thursday evening last week to meet at the Vineyard Haven Public Library and discuss plans for creating a designated cultural district in the town of Tisbury.

The initiative is an outgrowth of the MV Arts collaborative to increase the presence of the Island’s creative economy.

When Ken Goldberg, MVTV sportscaster and emcee for the championship rally held Friday at Dreamland, introduced the varsity basketball team to the crowd, he spoke of tradition.

29 Brook Hollow Road in West Tisbury sold for $832,000 on March 6.

Harold J. Halpin and Joan R. Halpin, trustees of the New Millbank Family Trust, purchased 24 Crocker avenue in Vineyard Haven from Leslie L. Vivian 3rd, Mary S. Vivian and Andrew S. Dintenfass, personal representatives of the estate of Anita W. Vivian, for $1,375,000 on March 8.