This week, The Trustees of Reservations, the nonprofit that manages the 16 miles of Chappy trails, publicly objected to proposed regulations from the Edgartown conservation commission, saying the rules are not aligned with state environment law and instead were formed with local politics in mind.

Gecimar Silva, a longtime painter from Tisbury, claimed his prize at the Massachusetts Lottery headquarters in Dorchester Friday, opting to take the one-time lump sum payment of $650,000.

Steamship workers discovered Friday that the Eagle ferry’s bow thruster was leaking gear lubricant, forcing the boat to go to the shipyard for repairs.

Vineyard vacation rental companies are advising clients to consider lowering their weekly rates in response to a large number of vacancies this season.

Gail Blout, who has served eight terms on the select board of the state’s smallest town, will not run for reelection at the May town meeting. Ms. Blout said she decided over a year ago it was time to let someone else take the reins.

Paul Beeson and Kirsten Anderson signed a deal to buy the ice cream shop on Upper Main street from Christopher Celeste in December, and since then the couple have been working with the chain’s management to get up to speed on Blizzards and Dilly Bars. 

In a 36-page opinion Wednesday, a panel of judges with the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the ACK for Whales group claim, which sought to halt the project currently being constructed about 14 miles to the Vineyard’s south.

The draft regulations proposed no more than 200 oversand vehicles at a time on the Leland and Wasque properties, and no more than 30 on the Cape Pogue trails.

The board, which had pondered issuing a moratorium on artificial playing surfaces for nearly two years, said its decision was done to protect water quality from harmful and long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS.