Jared Ravizza, 26, appeared virtually in Quincy District Court Thursday where a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf for charges connected to the alleged stabbing of four girls in a movie theatre.

Eversource earlier this month received the green light to beef up its electrical infrastructure on Cape Cod, making it easier for Island solar projects to tie into the grid.

David Murphy, who was accused of drunkenly crashing a muscle car through the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs last year, pleaded guilty to several charges in Edgartown District Court Friday. 

With the Island’s supply of legal marijuana dwindling, state regulators broke more than a decade of precedent to allow dispensaries on the Vineyard to ship in mainland cannabis products.

A proposal to allow cities and towns across Massachusetts to assess a fee on high-end home sales has been left out of a revamped housing bill unveiled by state lawmakers last week. But housing advocates say the idea, which has long been a priority for the Vineyard, is far from dead. 

The Trustees of Reservations, which manages the miles of oversand vehicle trails on Chappaquiddick, must go through another layer of review, potentially bringing more scrutiny to the controversial pastime of driving trucks and SUVs out to the pristine beaches. 

On Monday, the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, demanding that the sheriff’s office hand over 20 years of employee records that the district attorney could deem necessary to go to trial in several cases.

The rocky start to summer is emblematic of the Steamship Authority’s staffing woes, several Steamship employees said, and on any given day ferries can be one sick-day away from being tied up at the docks.

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School assistant principal Jeremy Light has been tapped to lead the Oak Bluffs School next year, taking over for retiring principal Megan Farrell. 

Riley Blizard, 32, of Cotuit, was arrested by state police on Friday night after police received reports of a 43-foot sport boat beached on the small island.