Dylan Fernandes defeated four challengers in the September Democratic primary, winning 1,337 votes from the Island. He calls the state representative’s seat his dream job.

Julian Cyr is a native of Truro who has been active in politics since high school.

Tony Schiavi is a longtime Harwich resident, retired from a 30-year career in the U.S. Air Force, where he achieved the rank of brigadier general.

Oak Bluffs selectmen accepted an offer from a town businessman to give up his license to rent mopeds. And for the Island Theatre, time is running out.

Residents whose property abuts Pennywise Preserve asked the Edgartown selectmen this week to put up a new streetlight and close a dirt road.

Voters were waiting outside early voting locations before they opened in several Island towns Monday morning, as Massachusetts town clerks officially started collecting ballots two weeks before the traditional election day.

Neal Maciel is a third-generation Islander who retired from a 35-year career in law enforcement in 2010.

Bob Ogden holds the title of special sheriff in the Dukes County sheriff’s department, where he has worked his entire career.

Paulo DeOliveira, 32, is a resident of Edgartown and a native of Brazil. He moved from Brazil to Boston at age 15, and moved permanently to Martha’s Vineyard 11 years ago.

Martina Thornton, 40, of Edgartown is a native of the Czech Republic who moved to Martha’s Vineyard in 2001. She lives in Edgartown.