The Tisbury police chief said Monday that he will retire late this year, after three years on the job. In a letter to the select board, Mark Saloio said he will leave Nov. 5, at the end of his three-year contract.

In a pre-summer jolt, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday that he would fast-track the state reopening process by lifting all Covid-19 restrictions before Memorial Day.

A plan to convert a sprawling residential building on Upper Main street Edgartown into a 19-room inn quickly cleared a hearing at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday night.

Vaccination numbers inched up a little more over the weekend as a mobile vaccination bus began making rounds. The bus will be on the Island through Wednesday this week.

Oak Bluffs voters powered through a hefty annual town meeting Saturday, becoming the fifth Island town to approve a ban on plastic bottles, and spending millions on capital improvements.

Boards of health in both Edgartown and Tisbury have voted to suspend mandatory mask orders, marking a significant milestone in the Island’s fight against Covid-19.