Islanders and vacationers — thousands of them — celebrated the Fourth of July on a day packed with parades, picnics and fireworks.

The Edgartown summer home that belonged to former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara changed hands last week.

The historic, ecologically rare oceanfront estate in Aquinnah owned by the family of Caroline B. Kennedy is for sale; the asking price is $65 million.

The regional high school won the approval it needed Monday night to spend surplus money for end-of-the-year expenses — but there was no vote of confidence.

A possible new design for the controversial Woods Hole terminal and an array of other items top a packed agenda for the Steamship Authority governors, who will hold two public meetings Tuesday.

The Vineyard pauses today to celebrate the national holiday with a parade, a picnic and flag ceremony in Vineyard Haven. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall.

Reports on the Woods Hole terminal project and recommendations from independent consultants top the agenda when Steamship Authority governors meet on Nantucket this morning.

The Boston Celtics Hall of Famer had sponsored a celebrity fishing tournament on the Vineyard for more than 30 years, raising money for the Genesis Fund.