The Martha’s Vineyard Commission this week declined to send a proposed Oak Bluffs veteran affordable housing complex to a full public hearing, helping fast track the project in its attempts to get funding. 

Commissioners unanimously approved a preservation effort for Pimpneymouse Farm, put forth by the relatives of the late Edo Potter, a longtime conservationist and an early leader in the Island’s conservation movement.

Vineyard Wind is putting the final touches on its two-story, 14,000-square foot operations and maintenance headquarters on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven.

The paths have moved, the dunes are flatter and there isn’t as much sand as there once was. But the south shore has come a long way since three destructive storms hit the Island this winter, and managers say they are ready for summer crowds.

Thirty-three ambulatory care nurses at the hospital filed the petition on Monday with the National Labor Relations Board and hope to soon have an union election.