A stubborn brush fire near the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Oak Bluffs burned a large area of pitch pine woodland Monday morning, and then flared up again twice in the afternoon.

Streams of visitors bearing white carnations made their way to the Edgartown Lighthouse Saturday morning for the annual ceremony.

Tensions ran high at the all-Island school committee meeting Thursday, as committee members weighed a proposal to open licensed, community-based learning centers this fall.

Island census organizers are ramping up outreach efforts to boost participation, after a counting process hamstrung by funding cuts and concern about low response rates.

Thursday marked the first day of school for students across the Island, but this year, backpacks and school buses were traded in for Chromebooks and webcams.

After much delay, West Tisbury selectmen voted Wednesday to approve an extension of the outdoor farmer’s market through the end of October.

Chilmark selectmen on Tuesday reviewed town receipts from the season just past, taking stock after early worries about a quiet summer.

At an emotional meeting Monday, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School district committee voted to limit fall athletics to on-Island intramural competition.

After a strong season and unusual summer, the West Tisbury Farmers’ market will extend its outdoor market through the end of October, pending approval from the West Tisbury selectmen, market managers confirmed Friday.

After two weeks of closed-door negotiations, the all-Island school committee voted Thursday to approve a memorandum of agreement with the Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association.