Last week, the Martha's Vineyard Commission installed a first-of-its-kind permeable reactive barrier at the base of Lagoon Pond in Vineyard Haven. The project is more than 18 months in the making.

Martha's Vineyard Hospital reported another 11 new positive coronavirus tests Thursday morning, bringing the weekly case total to 54 as a recent Covid spike continues unabated.

The up-Island and Tisbury School committees voted this week to authorize their share of the funding for a school-wide testing program, just as the first Covid-19 cases have been identified in the school system.

Citing concerns over the rising number of coronavirus cases on the Vineyard, the Aquinnah selectmen followed in the footsteps of Oak Bluffs Tuesday, voting to cancel their Saturday special town meeting.

Edgartown town administrator James Hagerty said his marine tours in Iraq were great training for leading his town during a pandemic.

Health officials reported four additional new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, continuing an upward case trend that has occurred across the Island, state and country.