Island anti-racism advocates are pressing the select board to ensure that the summer camp at the Community Center takes measurable steps against bullying and racism.

With finances on an even keel again amid ongoing robust ferry traffic, Steamship Authority governors voted Tuesday to approve a $119.6 million operating budget for the coming year.

Fear of Heights, a one-man staged autobiography by comic and cable television host Kevin Flynn, drew audiences indoors at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse.

A new, permanent collection of work by Island artists was unveiled Saturday morning at the early care and education building at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.

Overnight shelter beds will become available next month for Islanders who are homeless or without heat, but locations have been secured for only six nights a week and there’s no place yet for a daytime warming center.

Two Steamship Authority freight boats were taken out of service Saturday, leading to a reshuffling of boats and crews through Sunday. Both the Katama and the Sankaty had problems, but the Sankaty was back in service by Monday.

For 35 years, independent grocer Steve Bernier has run Cronig’s Markets with a highly personal touch. Now he will sell the business to Andrea Donnelly, a 26-year employee.

Draft horses showing their strength, bluegrass musicians twanging out tunes and women flinging cast-iron skillets are all on the schedule for Saturday’s Harvest Festival.

The Offshore Ale Company is changing hands, with a sale of the popular eatery and its Kennebec avenue building expected to close next month for an undisclosed price. Longtime owners Colleen and Phil McAndrews are selling to Bill and Susan Honeycutt of Medford and Edgartown.

Dozens of Wampanoag tribal members from Aquinnah, Chappaquiddick and Mashpee gathered at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary Monday afternoon to observe Indigenous Peoples' Day.