The Steamship Authority is moving forward with plans to reconfigure its staging area and parking lot in Vineyard Haven in order to better accommodate vehicle traffic and prevent cars from backing up into Water street.

Each morning Vineyard elementary school students gather at bus stops in their towns and head off to school. But for 119 students in the school choice program, their school is not in their town.

The Island’s first pediatrician has announced his retirement. Dr. Michael Goldfein of Vineyard Pediatrics, one of the few remaining private practices on the Vineyard, will retire on June 1 after 38 years on the Vineyard.

The Cape Cod video was cued up when I walked in to Anne and Willie’s house last weekend. We have watched it so many times over the past 14 years that I can narrate the course of events.

The regional high school library is on track to move into the 21st century after the high school committee approved $18,500 for a new library design plan during their meeting Monday evening, the first step towards overhauling the library.

A standout season for the varsity girls’ basketball team came to a tough ending Tuesday as they fell to Abington in the section semifinals. Despite an early lead and stellar defense, the Vineyard lost 37-30 to the number one seed in the bracket.