Nearly 25 years after the M/V Martha’s Vineyard began her daily seven-mile passages between Woods Hole and the Vineyard, the Steamship Authority ferry is getting a $17.4 million makeover.

Across the Island preparations have begun for Halloween. Pumpkins have been carved, costumes made, and Wiet Bacheller has begun preparing 1,200 baggies of fortune cookies to hand out to trick-or-treaters.

An Island honey company has had its products pulled from grocery store shelves on the recommendation of the Tisbury health department.

Ms. Dacey, director of worldwide programming at WMVY, will leave the station where she has worked since 1985 at the end of the year.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has closed a public hearing on a large proposed expansion of the Edgartown Stop & Shop.