Two newcomers are challenging the sitting Martha’s Vineyard representative on the Steamship Authority’s board of governors.

Built when Ulysses S. Grant was president, the Dukes County Jail – which doubles as a county lockup for up to 800 arrestees each year – is marking its 150th year with critical needs for both capital and operational funding.

The new Cape and Islands district attorney is in the process of setting up a new office in downtown Edgartown, fulfilling a campaign promise to create more of a presence on Martha’s Vineyard.

For three of the last six years, the opening day of summer vehicle reservations with the Steamship Authority has been plagued by technology problems.

Oak Bluffs is pursuing $2 million in grant funding to start a food composting service at the town’s transfer station.

The select board voted Tuesday to submit a proposal to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday for a composting facility that could process as much as 2,080 tons of food waste a year, cutting down on the amount of scraps that get shipped off Island.

Students at the Oak Bluffs School are safe but the entrance to the school has been closed by the fire department.

A woman was found dead outside her Munroe avenue home Saturday. State police wrote in a statement they believe the woman had been outside in the extreme cold for an unknown period of time, possibly overnight.

The weekend's cold has caused mechanical problems in three ferries.

For more than three decades, Kirsten Sauter has been there for Vineyard pet owners. But last week, Dr. Sauter told her clients that she plans to retire and close her practice in April.

Sherborn-based veterinarian Suzanne Loheac came to the Island last week to lead a class in emergency equine first aid at the Misty Meadows barn in West Tisbury.