With stormy weather in the forecast for Halloween, officials in both Tisbury and Oak Bluffs announced that trick or treating would be postponed until Saturday.

Tisbury selectmen will go behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss the possible purchase of the historic stone bank on Main street Vineyard Haven. Owned by Santander, the property is for sale.

When a major hurricane or other disaster strikes Martha’s Vineyard, people who need help right away can’t count on getting it from first responders, the emergency management director for West Tisbury said in a talk Saturday.

Cook the Vineyard editor and author Susie Middleton led the wide-ranging, insightful and often funny conversation with New York Times cooking maestro Sam Sifton.

Martha’s Vineyard is set to become a laboratory for social change, as a broad coalition of Islanders prepares to launch a public health campaign aimed at combating the abuse of alcohol and drugs.

On Monday evening Island Grown Initiative was honored with the annual Creative Living Award from the Permanent Endowment.