The Wampanoag tribe and the town of Aquinnah met in federal court on Friday, grappling over whether the tribe can begin construction on a class II gaming facility without building permits.

On a blustery day, Richard Skidmore, keeper of the Gay Head Light, and Len Butler, chairman of the lighthouse advisory committee, took a walk over to the clay cliffs.

Edgartown building inspector Leonard Jason Jr. has issued a cease and desist order for renovations on the Harbor View Hotel’s Mayhew building.

The Chappy Point-to-Point is on, after Edgartown selectmen approved a five-mile road race from Wasque to Chappaquiddick Point at their meeting on Monday.

An 18-month public hearing came to an end last week on a plan by Verizon to increase the height of its Vineyard Haven cell by 50 feet.

Around the Island, in ceremonies that stretch back to the 1960s, students remember veterans on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend by marching from their schools to place flowers in the sea.

The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust aims to maintain an economically viable, independent fishing community on the Island.

The Edgartown courthouse has lost its only female, and only Portuguese-speaking trial court officer. Carla Damian-Gomes quit her position two weeks ago in order to care for her young son who was set to undergo surgery at a Boston hospital.

Selectmen in both towns said this week they would call special town meetings to address school spending questions.

Edgartown selectmen heard a presentation Monday from MVC planner Dan Doyle about potential improvements to the artery.