Little Lady, a historic vessel that has fished out of Menemsha for decades, has left its harbor.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services will formally break ground Friday on construction of a new building that will include a wing named for author William Styron and his widow, poet Rose Styron, who still lives in the couple’s Vineyard Haven home.

The dead minke whale was found washed ashore on Black Point Beach in Chilmark on Sunday.

Vineyard police chiefs said they are grappling with the Island's dearth of affordable housing, a wave of retirements and the next generation’s waning interest in policing. 

Our pets of the week are again Molly and Mia, two Guinea Pigs who are looking for their forever home.