Eversource is set to begin making repairs this week on the submarine cable to Martha’s Vineyard that failed last month.

Covid-19 cases have shot back up on Martha’s Vineyard, with health agents reporting 48 new positive tests during the first week in August, including three case clusters at Edgartown businesses.

Sculpture and jewelry by Ronni Simon, archival photographs — and of course the calendar that was such a labor of love for the late Peter Simon — all can be found at the Simon Gallery these days.

Stina Sayre’s Freedom Collection fashion show last week was a benefit for Friends of Family Planning.

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has closed on a 26-acre property, paving the way for a long-awaited new nursing home. The project still must clear a host of tangled wastewater issues.

In a significant shift, Island boards of health have issued a mask advisory for indoor public spaces on the Vineyard, regardless of vaccination status, the contagious Delta variant continues to spread.