More than 31 acres at Cedar Tree Neck have been donated to the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation by members of the Hough family. The land will be called the George A. Hough preserve.

The roots of Chicken Alley in Vineyard Haven, otherwise known as Lagoon Pond Road, go back to the days when chickens and pigs mingled on dirt roads with dirty-kneed children on their way to go fishing.

With all six Island towns in a revaluation year for property assessments, tax rates have been slow to arrive this year. Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and Tisbury all saw increases in total valuation.

With the need for affordable housing on the Vineyard still acute, selectman Warren Doty has proposed a five-year initiative to provide 10 more homesites in his town.

The small park space on Main street in Edgartown is once again the subject of discussion as the town has taken steps toward purchasing it. The town Community Preservation Committee unanimously recommended spending $1.9 million on the purchase at its meeting last week.

A proposed zoning bylaw that would prohibit dilapidated buildings in downtown Oak Bluffs has earned the disapproval of the town planning board, despite concern about the state of some buildings.