Citing concerns over the rising number of coronavirus cases on the Vineyard, the Aquinnah selectmen followed in the footsteps of Oak Bluffs Tuesday, voting to cancel their Saturday special town meeting.

Edgartown town administrator James Hagerty said his marine tours in Iraq were great training for leading his town during a pandemic.

Veterans Day on the Vineyard will look different this year as the traditional parade down Lake avenue in Oak Bluffs has been cancelled.

The Oak Bluffs special town meeting scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 has been postponed as a result of the recent uptick in cases of coronavirus on the Island.

Dukes County Commissioner Christine Todd was reappointed to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission by her fellow Dukes County Commissioners at their meeting last week.

During the course of four hours on Saturday, 431 flu vaccines were administered at a clinic organized by the Island boards of health, Island Health Care and Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

The decomposing carcass of a leatherback sea turtle with severe gashes indicative of a vessel strike was found washed up on Fuller street beach in Edgartown earlier this week.

The Tisbury police department is the proud owner of the Island’s first hybrid police cruisers.

Towns around the Island are looking to discourage trick-or-treating and large gatherings, while also trying to come up with creative solutions.

Drive-in movies at the YMCA will continue, after Oak Bluffs selectmen gave a green light to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival Tuesday to keep the popular outdoor film program going.