The Oak Bluffs affordable housing trust has recommended that the planning board require a contribution of $880,000 from the principals involved in the sale of the failed housing development. A public hearing is set for tonight at 7 p.m.

Vineyard House is offering food, music and a variety of waters for its annual water tasting fundraiser on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 at the Captain Flanders House.

On Sunday, July 26, the Holmes Hole Sailing Association race headed to Tarpaulin Cove on the southern shore of Naushon Island.

An unexpected absence of eelgrass in Nashaquitsa Pond this summer may be the result of crab predation and goose foraging over the harsh winter. The Chilmark shellfish constable said he's never seen such a sudden decline in the aquatic plant that plays a vital role in the life cycle of shellfish.

The Hebrew Center was filled with lyrical verse and open ears Monday evening for a poetry reading celebrating author Peggy Freydberg, who died this spring at 107. Speakers included actresses Mary Steenburgen, Meg Ryan, and Brooke Adams and poet Billy Collins.

Recent changes in the state law allowing specialty license plates will make it easier for nonprofits looking to raise money from the plates. This includes Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, which launched a specialty license plate program on the Vineyard this year as a fundraising project.