John Stevens, longtime educator and principal of the Edgartown School, announced Thursday he will retire next summer.

An administrative lieutenant from Sturbridge is the lone finalist among five applicants for Tisbury police chief. Mark Saloio of Brimfield will be invited for a public interview on Sept. 19.

The district school committee voted Monday to approve a new athletic handbook without requiring same gender chaperones for off-Island games.

Each car at the 12th annual Tisbury car show, which benefits the fallen firefighters fund, hinted at a back story.

A draft policy that would require gender-based chaperoning of sports teams has quickly become a sticky topic for the regional high school committee.

It's peak hurricane season, and Island emergency managers are practicing tabletop drills and making sure they are stocked up for shelters — just in case.