It’s been bad news for shellfishing on Martha’s Vineyard and beyond in recent days, from a state-ordered closure to the discovery last week of a heavy algae bloom in the Tisbury Great Pond.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission plans to revive its tradition of issuing annual data reports for the Island, beginning this fall with the first report in 16 years.

Woods Hole terminal reconstruction and the search for a new general manager are among the items on the agenda for the Steamship Authority meeting at the Katharine Cornell Theatre.

Members of the airport commission took a symbolic whack at the airport rescue and fire fighting building Friday, marking the beginning of construction to replace the structure.

Two hiking trails, both leading to a bluff overlooking the ocean in Aquinnah, cannot be connected to create a single loop trail, the state’s highest court ruled in a unanimous decision this week.