A year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, taking away guaranteed abortion rights for millions of Americans, Martha’s Vineyard is on the verge of having medication abortion services available on-Island for the first time.

A veterans housing project in Oak Bluffs received select board approval Tuesday and is set to welcome bids from contractors.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission voted Monday to accept Edgartown’s offer to buy the land bank’s old headquarters on Upper Main Street for $1.55 million.

After Covid-19 and police staffing challenges suspended the Edgartown event, the Dock Dances at Memorial Wharf will be back for the first time since 2019.

Law enforcement and court officials plan to meet in the coming weeks to look into the potential of starting a new Island court system to help people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.

Deb Haaland, the U.S. secretary of the interior, came to the Island earlier this month and met with the chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to talk about offshore wind energy and economic development.