The committee agreed this week to accept a proposal for comprehensive testing for Island public schools, with the question of how to pay for it still to be determined.

Selectmen voted Wednesday to call a special town meeting for Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Oak Bluffs Tabernacle, where the annual town meeting took place in June.

TestMV reported one new case of Covid-19 Wednesday, marking the 13th total case on the Island this August as hospital officials planned for a changed — and potentially busier — fall season.

In an about face by the Tisbury selectmen, Elio Silva’s Vineyard Grocer is fully licensed to sell food prepared on the premises, following a quick and unanimous vote Tuesday.

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School will begin the school year with a remote curriculum fitted to its mission of project-based and individualized learning.

The Tisbury School building committee agreed this week on a conceptual design for a school addition that puts the gymnasium at parking level to provide easier access for town residents.