There were more than 800 March for Our Lives demonstrations around the world Saturday, including one at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven. About 150 people turned out.

The Dukes County commission voted Thursday to reopen the application process for the three open seats on the airport commission.

With two ferries sidelined with mechanical problems, the Steamship Authority will continue to operate through the weekend with just two freight boats, the Katama and the Sankaty, and the SeaStreak.

The ferry Woods Hole was pulled from service late Thursday because of mechanical problems, the Steamship Authority announced, adding to a series of issues with the boat line’s ferries.

A new taxi meter software may be coming to West Tisbury. Selectmen discussed the proposed system at their meeting Wednesday evening during a public hearing on the issue.

Weather cancellations and mechanical issues have left Steamship Authority staff and crew busy and passengers frustrated.

The high school facilities subcommittee voted to recommend that the high school move forward independently of other projects to fund the track.

After a month of storms, Islanders are reflecting on how they fared and looking ahead to how they can be better prepared for when the next one comes.

About 100 students, parents and teachers gathered Wednesday evening to prepare for the trip to Washington DC for the March for Our Lives Rally.

Bad weather and bad luck may indeed be the major factors in a spate of recent mishaps that have canceled and delayed ferries and tapped a torrent of nostalgia for the supposed good old days.