The Wampanoag tribe has set mid-fall as a completion date for its bingo hall in Aquinnah, tribal chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais told a group of reporters Friday.

The Wampanoag tribe and the town of Aquinnah met in federal court on Friday, grappling over whether the tribe can begin construction on a class II gaming facility without building permits.

Chuck Fisher, who served as deputy shellfish constable for five years, will succeed retiring constable David Grunden.

Edgartown building inspector Leonard Jason Jr. has issued a cease and desist order for renovations on the Harbor View Hotel’s Mayhew building.

With a federal mediator present, contract negotiations resumed this week between Vineyard Transit Authority drivers and their employer Transit Connection Inc. (TCI).

The Chappy Point-to-Point is on, after Edgartown selectmen approved a five-mile road race from Wasque to Chappaquiddick Point at their meeting on Monday.