The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted unanimously Thursday night to approve an expansion project for Shearer Cottage, the historic Oak Bluffs inn that has been central to the long tradition of African Americans vacationing on the Vineyard.

A proposal to create a Martha’s Vineyard housing bank appears to be headed to voters in the spring after the Edgartown and West Tisbury select boards agreed this week to put a revised version of the article on their annual town meeting warrants.

Facing a rush of demand on the Island for at-home Covid-19 testing, Island Health Care has ordered 28,350 more rapid test kits as cases of the virus hit record numbers on Martha’s Vineyard.

The Edgartown select board voted to appoint Rob Morrison as the new town shellfish constable Tuesday. Mr. Morrison has been deputy constable for the past 10 years and is a marine biologist and Edgartown native.

Capping weeks of debate, the Edgartown select board voted 2-1 Tuesday to place a revised housing bank article on the warrant for the April annual town meeting.

A major dune restoration project is well under way at Norton Point and South Beach in Edgartown, with tons of trucked-in sand being used to rebuild the badly eroded beachfront.

The Chilmark select board voted to recommend the long-planned Peaked Hill Pastures affordable housing project Tuesday, but directed the planning board to make changes, reducing density and adding homesite lots.

The Chilmark select board voted unanimously Tuesday to select Dawn Barnes as the next town treasurer. Ms. Barnes, who is currently working as the West Tisbury principal assessor, was one of three finalists.

A revised version of a draft article to create an Island housing bank came before the Edgartown select board Monday, but the board delayed a vote again.

The $4 million reconstruction project at Memorial Wharf in Edgartown is nearly halfway finished and on track for completion by spring. The project will raise the wharf about a foot and a half.