Nearly half of the Island’s children aged five and younger have no place to go for care and education while their parents are working, according to statistics from the nonprofit MV Youth.

Calls to suicide hot lines are surging amid the strain of a drawn-out pandemic, according to the mental health nonprofit NAMI of Cape Cod and the Islands. The problem exists nationwide.

State Road restaurant takes a few weeks off every winter, but this year’s closure will start immediately and last until March. Owners Mary and Jackson Kenworth asked the West Tisbury select board’s permission to close.

Chilmark has more than $800,000 in free cash on hand, most of which will stay in the bank for now, town administrator Tim Carroll said at this week’s select board meeting.

Tisbury town administrator Jay Grande sailed through a speedy performance review and contract renewal Monday afternoon.

Oysters are proving to be far more than an upscale menu item — they’re a nutritional and ecological superhero in waiting, with the potential to help save the environment and feed the world.