Two new municipal funds in Aquinnah will support the burial of power lines at the Circle and a new boardwalk over the dunes at Philbin Beach. Voters at a special town meeting in November had approved funds for the projects.

Island planning officials and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission have been taking advantage of a biennial opportunity to improve their relationship, which often swings between gratitude and irritation.

The Massachusetts Estuary Project, which studied 12 Island bodies of water, has raised awareness of growing nitrogen problems and spurred action at several levels.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week voted unanimously not to review a proposal to demolish an 1880 bungalow in East Chop.

Self-discipline and calm under pressure paid off Saturday when the Vineyarders emerged victorious over Nantucket in the storied Island Cup rivalry.

The Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project, based in Mashpee, plans to co-launch a language immersion preschool next fall, a major milestone in its efforts to revive the language.