The manager of the Vineyard’s only homeless shelter has been going to the Island town governments in recent weeks in the hope that they will join Harbor Homes to start a committee or task force aimed at helping the growing homeless population.

The Shark Is Broken, actor and playwright Ian Shaw’s behind-the-scenes take on the filming of Jaws in 1974, is finally coming to the Vineyard this summer after successful runs on Broadway and overseas.

Membership Down!, at the Portuguese American Club Tuesday night, will be this off-season’s last chance to enjoy the high-spirited, collaborative performance style of multi-skilled Island choreographer Abby Bender.

The Steamship Authority board of governors voted Friday to hire Faststream Recruitment to conduct an executive search for the next general manager.

The Martha’s Vineyard Boys and Girls Club is seeking permission to build a nearly 22,000-square-foot clubhouse in Edgartown as the organization runs out of room at its current campus. 

Katama Meadows, a mixed-income housing and subdivision proposal in Edgartown whose developers have a contentious past, opened what’s expected to be a lengthy public hearing before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday night.

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School building committee is narrowing down its design options for a new or renovated school.

The Chilmark School needs to remove its bell tower because of the toll it’s taken on the elementary school’s roof.

Tisbury’s select board has approved a common victualer’s license for the dual eatery proposed for the former site of the Golden Bull steak house at Five Corners.