Oak Bluffs harbor master Todd Alexander will retire after 29 years on the job, it was announced at the town select board meeting Tuesday. The retirement is effective July 1; Mr. Alexander will work part time this summer.

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has taken over as lead coordinator for emergency behavioral health services on the Island.

The Kids Trout Derby will return at first light on Saturday, April 9 at Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury.

Commercial bay scalloping and oyster seasons will be extended in Edgartown following a vote by the town select board Monday. Both will run until May 1.

The future is uncertain for the last main street hardware store on Martha’s Vineyard. The building that houses Phillips Hardware on Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs was listed for sale by the owners on March 15, with an asking price of $2.9 million.

PathwaysArts presents its eight annual Women Live Multi-Arts evening on Friday, March 25.

There’s plenty of talk these days about the proposed Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank. There’s plenty of talk about the state of the Vineyard, too.

The ferry Woods Hole was sidelined Saturday after the Steamship Authority discovered a leak in the vessel’s coolant system last week, spokesman Sean Driscoll confirmed. The Governor is running in her place.

The regional high school track and field team is hosting an April Fool’s day-ish 5K run on April 9.

As the Martha’s Vineyard business community begins to climb back on its feet, including the multi-million-dollar wedding industry, Big Sky Tents is planning for expansion.