After a wave of complaints about the removal of benches from two bus shelters adjacent to the SSA terminal in Vineyard Haven earlier this month, the Tisbury select board agreed Tuesday to replace the benches.

Officials said that Jorge Marcelo Yanza Riera, of Fall River, was working at a home on 14 Trapps Pond Road and fell from scaffolding between 20 and 30 feet onto a walk-out basement egress area below. 

Vineyard public schools superintendent Richard Smith last week offered the Edgartown job to Kate Campbell, the current Attleboro High School principal.

Gary Haley and Christopher Manning answered questions about rising property taxes, regionalization and civic participation.

The Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Preservation Trust is working to buy and rebuild the iconic fishing vessel with plans to use it for historical and education programs, including fishing.

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum honored Vineyard Haven resident and documentary filmmaker Sandy Cannon-Brown for significant contributions to environmental conservation and regional culture.

Several Vineyarders joined the more than 30,000 people who ran the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boylston street in the Boston Marathon Monday.

The developer of a proposed mixed-income subdivision in Edgartown attempted last week to withdraw its application to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, in a bid for better odds from the town planning board.

Sean DeBettencourt, a fourth-generation Islander who said he is focused on keeping the Vineyard attainable for families and the middle class, joined the Oak Bluffs select board last week.

After 27 years of coaching the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys’ varsity hockey team, Matt Mincone is retiring. His long career included two state championship wins.