Bracing for a possibly bustling Memorial Day weekend, Chilmark selectmen have taken steps to deter crowds from gathering in Menemsha.

The Dukes County commission voted to appoint Robert Zeltzer to the Martha’s Vineyard airport commission at a meeting Wednesday.

The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard is holding its candidate discussions on Zoom, with no audience participation.

Dawn breaks over the eastern-facing treeline and the Island is wrapped in a blanket of quiet. Spring on Martha’s Vineyard has been a hard sell this year.

Travel delays and bureaucratic obstacles caused by the coronavirus are disrupting the influx of seasonal workers who typically begin arriving on the Island around now.

Second-generation entrepreneur Julia Tarka has worked her way from summer jobs in Edgartown shops and restaurants to running three family establishments of her own.

Tisbury health agent Maura Valley, Edgartown health agent Matt Poole and their colleagues in Oak Bluffs, Chilmark and West Tisbury are working around the clock.

Bethany Hammond is the outreach coordinator for the Up-Island Council on Aging.

The middle of May has come and gone and migration is at or near its peak.

We are right in the middle of high spring. All the plants and trees are looking their very best.