A growing primary care department and expanded access to the addiction treatment drug suboxone were a few of the accomplishments touted by Denise Schepici at a forum Tuesday.

On May 31, 11 people were killed when a man opened fire in a municipal government building in Virginia Beach. Two days later, last Sunday, Islanders gathered for a forum at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center to discuss gun violence.

Administrators defended their policies this week as a parent group raised concerns about the rising number of suspensions at the regional high school.

In three weighty 90-minute presentations on the Island last week, advocate and author Craig Miller capped a series of events for mental health awareness month.

The town of Oak Bluffs has reached agreement with Eversource that will allow work to continue on an energy storage facility in the town. The battery storage facility will be capable of storing 14.7 megawatts.

School and community leaders have convened a working group to reconsider how Island towns share costs at the regional high school. A meeting last month saw little in the way of consensus.

The historic club, which serves more than 1,800 Island children each year, has signed an agreement to buy 21 acres of land for an eventual new campus in Edgartown, club leaders confirmed.

Juggling, six AP classes, two editorships and volunteer work at the animal shelter, Astoria Hall also creates whimsical pen and ink drawings.

Chuck Fisher, who served as deputy shellfish constable for five years, will succeed retiring constable David Grunden.

With a federal mediator present, contract negotiations resumed this week between Vineyard Transit Authority drivers and their employer Transit Connection Inc. (TCI).