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.

A lawsuit between the Island Time dispensary and the state Cannabis Control Commission has been paused just days before the commission plans to visit Oak Bluffs to talk about marijuana access issues on the Vineyard.

A legal tug-of-war over Edgartown’s new rules for the Chappaquiddick oversand vehicle trails has broken out, with the nonprofit that manages the coastline and a citizen’s group both filing appeals with the state this week. 

For years, Islanders have prayed for more affordable housing. A new plan in Aquinnah turns to a house of worship for an answer.

Joseph Feliciano, a Buzzards Bay man accused of stabbing a man in the eye in West Tisbury, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Tuesday in Edgartown District Court.