Oak Bluffs voters will be asked to accept Hospital Road as the new public access into the Windemere neighborhood at the April town meeting, selectmen decided this week.

From Maundy Thursday to Good Friday and Easter Sunday, church services take place at houses of worship, on beaches and in parish houses around the Island.

With summer in Menemsha right around the corner, selectmen are planning a series of improvements for the picturesque fishing village.

The small staff at Martha’s Vineyard Family Planning helps more than 1,000 people a year, doesn’t have a waiting list, and offers services unavailable elsewhere on the Island.

On Sunday evening the 16th annual Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival ended another successful run. For many, the main issue was how to choose among so many quality films, especially when screen times for two films overlapped.

Oyster farming in Edgartown continues to grow beyond Katama Bay, with the Edgartown selectmen Monday awarding two more aquaculture grants off Eel Pond.