Riding a wave of consumer demand, a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags has passed the state senate and is making its way through the house ways and means committee.

The newest member of the Steamship Authority fleet was in Fairhaven Tuesday for a final fitting out. A formal commissioning and maiden voyage to the Vineyard are planned for June 13 — then all aboard.

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has gained an ally in its legal effort to establish gambling on the western tip of the Island — the U.S. Department of Justice.

A plumbing failure will force the Newes of America pub in Edgartown to close until later this month while the owners make repairs on the historic building.

Tisbury town officials joined executives of the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Wednesday to officially open a new branch bank on Martha’s Vineyard.