Ferries are running better than ever, but the Steamship Authority needs a management overhaul. That was the message from Vineyard SSA governor Marc Hanover to the Dukes County commission.

The first Vineyard baby of 2019 entered the world in dramatic fashion early Wednesday morning, in the back of a Tri-Town ambulance.

With an end-of-the-year stroke of the pen, Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation last Friday extending state and local occupancy taxes now paid by hotels to short-term rentals such as those offered through Airbnb.

Emily Reddington, former director of science and education at the Great Pond Foundation, has been named executive director of the Edgartown nonprofit.

It was a mixed bag of commanding victories and tight losses in the opening week of the season for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School winter sports teams.