A recent uptick in Covid-19 case since the Fourth of July has the Vineyard on edge as high summer arrives, with nine individuals testing positive for the virus and two business closures over the past week.

A slew of minor incidents related to drunken driving, stolen property, vandalism and rough seas occupied Island police over the weekend. Edgartown police alone responded to 130 calls.

Two Vineyard friends died recently — Betty Eddy on June 30, eight days after she turned 100, and Phronsie Conlin on July 9, the day before her 101st birthday.

Sailors from around New England are expected to convene for the Edgartown Yacht Club’s annual Round the Island race on August 1.

Several galleries in the Oak Bluffs Arts District stayed open late on Saturday, welcoming visitors until 7 p.m. in the first arts stroll of the summer. And while the neighborhood was generally quiet, the galleries’ artwork seemed even more vibrant and essential than ever.

A recent jump in Covid-19 cases on the Vineyard continued Saturday, with Island boards of health reporting two new positive test results for the fourth day in a row.

Vineyard men of all ages lined the seawall in Vineyard Haven Saturday afternoon to take a stand against domestic violence in the Island’s ninth annual demonstration, marking a pandemic milestone for the community.

The Martha’s Vineyard airport commission has begun examining sub-leases in the airport business park.

The state Cannabis Control Commission has approved a final medical marijuana license for Patient Centric of Martha’s Vineyard, clearing the way for cultivation.

A Vineyard Haven woman and three young children are safe after a Tisbury police officer rescued them from a second-floor apartment that was on fire.