The West Tisbury planning board Monday night approved a nine-unit affordable housing project just east of the town center, setting the stage for an article on tonight’s special town meeting warrant asking voters to spend $900,000 in community preservation funds to support the development.

Robert Davis was named to be the next general manager of the Steamship Authority in a unanimous vote at a special meeting Monday.

The closure covering the Cape and Islands has been lifted, the state Division of Marine Fisheries announced Monday. A toxic shellfish bloom has dissipated.

Many towns have joined the artificial turf club in recent years, while sometimes fierce debates play out, as they have this year on the Vineyard.

Tobias Glidden, a fifth generation Nantucketer, is running for Cape and Islands state representative as an independent candidate. But if elected, he said he intends to work with the Democratic party.

Dylan Fernandes defeated four challengers in the September Democratic primary, winning 1,337 votes from the Island. He calls the state representative’s seat his dream job.