The Edgartown Village Market opened for the season today, bringing a combination of local culinary, agricultural and artistic talent to the town for a second summer.

When noon struck on Tuesday, school bells rang at elementary schools all over the Island announcing that summer vacation had officially begun.

West Tisbury resident Michael Colaneri will receive this year’s Spirit of the Vineyard Award for his many years of service to the Island community.

Greg Skomal, former lead scientist of the Massachusetts Fisheries’ Martha’s Vineyard station, has detected, inspected, dissected and protected just about every species of shark in the North Atlantic.

Eversource earlier this month received the green light to beef up its electrical infrastructure on Cape Cod, making it easier for Island solar projects to tie into the grid.

After 48 years with the Steamship Authority, port captain Charles Monteiro has retired. Assistant port captain Paul Hennessey took over the role this week.

The world has changed in the three decades since Elaine Barse opened The Green Room, the Vineyard Haven mainstay offering surfing supplies, skating gear and clothing.

The Martha’s Vineyard Art Association celebrated Sunday this year’s student scholarship winners at the Old Sculpin Gallery: Sydney Emerson, Parker Bradlee and runner-up Rayssa Lacerda.

Hundreds of people attended Brazil Fest Sunday, with children competing in three-legged races and pinning tails on an illustrated donkey draped in a Brazilian flag, while older attendees visited tables highlighting the work of local organizations.

Filmmaker and former full-time Islander Barry Rosenthal returned to the Vineyard Sunday for a screening at the Film Center of his feature-length documentary, The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief.