A home in the Oyster Watcha Midlands section of Edgartown sold this week for $24.75 million, just shy of the record price for single family home sales on the Vineyard, set nine years ago. The sellers are Megan and Warren Adams.

Edgartown firefighters swiftly contained an upper-story fire at the Atlantic Restaurant at the foot of Main street Saturday morning. Deputy fire chief Alex Schaeffer was first on the scene along with Edgartown police officer Ryan Ruley.

Friday night capped a busy day for public safety officials around the Island. There were two fires and a major beach was closed to off-road vehicles as the Vineyard filled up with cars and people at the outset of the Fourth of July holiday.

The Chilmark home rented by President Obama and his family for their summer vacation two years ago went on the market this week with an asking price of $22.5 million. The home off South Road is owned by David and Patty Schulte, residents of Chicago and Chilmark.

The Yates drugstore was a fixture on Main street Vineyard Haven for decades. Now the family name will forever be tied to an annual scholarship for a Vineyard student, thanks to a generous bequest.

John Rizzo, an elementary school principal from Springfield, and Phyllis Dubina, an assistant superintendent for the Beverly public schools, are in the final running. Public visits are planned for Monday and Tuesday at the Oak Bluffs School.