Oak Bluffs selectmen accepted a bid of $5.2 million to repair the crumbling seawall on the North Bluff and build a walkway to connect the Steamship Authority terminal to Oak Bluffs harbor. Construction is expected to begin in December.

Edgartown selectmen set dates for the 2015-2016 bay scallop season. Recreational scalloping begins Thursday, Oct. 1 in all Edgartown waters, but dragging for scallops is prohibited in Cape Pogue until Oct. 30. The commercial season kicks off Nov. 2 in all waters.

Residents who live near the airport told the town selectmen last week that a voluntary noise abatement program at the airport is not being followed.

During the summer season about 14,000 cars travel Beach Road each day. Tisbury selectmen will address plans to make the area safer and more user friendly for bicyclists and pedestrians at their meeting Tuesday.

Aquinnah residents may be better off sheltering in place during severe storms, the town’s emergency management director said this week.

Airport manager Sean Flynn has been placed on administrative leave with pay, following a Friday morning closed-door session with the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission.