Edgartown selectmen voted this week to stay the course on seasonal alcohol licenses, which run between April 1 and Nov. 30.

The company that moved the Gay Head Light last year has outlined a major two-phase restoration project for the historic lighthouse, at a cost of about $1.3 million — more than triple the amount budgeted.

Featherstone Center for the Arts will move ahead with plans to replace buildings on its campus near the head of Lagoon Pond, but must abide by unusually high standards for wastewater mitigation, as determined by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.

As new developments continue to alter the Island’s coastal ponds, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission is working on its water quality regulations.

President Obama Thursday designated nearly 5,000 square miles of Atlantic ocean southeast of the Vineyard as a marine national monument.

The board of health is putting the final touches on a new nitrogen policy that aims to protect the health of Lake Tashmoo and the Lagoon Pond while satisfying concerns of property owners.