Next month a group of Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter high school students will embark on a 10-day voyage to Paris, France, to attend one of the largest climate events of this decade, the United Nations 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).

Mink Meadows is hosting a charity golf tournament on Oct. 25 to benefit the Tisbury School’s eighth grade trip to Washington, D.C.

Edgartown selectmen this week balked at eliminating parking and altering the traffic configuration on North Water street to accommodate lines for the Chappaquiddick ferry this winter.

The cat room still has only one resident. Miss Kitty is approximately one year old. She is a black and gray tabby who is very affectionate and loves to play.

The Oak Bluffs side of Sengekontacket Pond will be closed to recreational and commercial bay scalloping for the 2015-2016 season.

A parking ban goes begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening on lower Main street and part of South Summer street in Edgartown, while work crews repair electrical lines that failed.