A Steamship Authority ferry from Vineyard Haven was delayed briefly Thursday afternoon as authorities investigated a bomb threat. No explosives or devices were found.

About 190 deer were checked in at the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest check in station during the first week of deer shotgun season this year.

Tisbury and Oak Bluffs are nearing agreement on sharing a building commissioner who would cover both towns.

A decided chill, no doubt blowing down from the North Pole, caused a festive crowd to bundle up tight for the annual lighting of the Edgartown Light.

On Thursday evening Chris Porterfield was celebrated with the Spirit of the Vineyard Award. The ceremony was held in a place he knows well.

About 70 people attended a volunteer orientation session to staff Houses of Grace, a system of winter homeless shelters.

Three more Island towns have set their tax rates for the current fiscal year that began July 1.

Sail MV has named John Kettlewell, currently the communications manager for Saratoga PLAN, the new executive director of the nonprofit community sailing program.

The annual shotgun deer season got underway this week on Martha’s Vineyard, and several days of good hunting weather helped Island hunters bag 124 white-tail deer through Thursday morning.

Overworked umbrellas, delayed work for highway crews and landscape companies — the rainy weather this fall has been a predominant theme.