Covid-19 vaccine eligibility is set to open for all Islanders 16 and older this weekend, but the number of available appointments remains a moving target on the Vineyard, even as a more virulent strain of the virus has been detected.

On Martha’s Vineyard, as an ad hoc group of Islanders have rallied to raise money for their sister island thousands of miles to the south in a humanitarian relief effort.

Outdoor dining is slated to return in Oak Bluffs this summer.

If Eversource wants to add manholes in West Tisbury, it will have to resurface the entire roadway afterward, the town selectmen said at a public hearing Wednesday.

The select board and school committee voted unanimously this week to seek voter approval of a Proposition 2 1/2 override for up to $55 million to renovate the historic town school.