The roar of machinery and crunch of crushed vegetation were in the air at Long Point Wildlife Refuge in West Tisbury this week, marking the beginning of a pair of state-funded projects to restore rare Island sandplain grasslands.

In a formal presentation, consultant and designer Chris Huntress recommended that a new track include an artificial turf infield.

The first step of a three-phase master plan to build a new Martha’s Vineyard Community Services campus is before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.

With a quorum finally reached, Aquinnah voters dispatched with not one but two special town meetings on Wednesday night.