A plan of action for the crumbling Island Theatre will come before Oak Bluffs voters at town meeting in April, with a $200,000 proposal on the table for temporary repairs to make the structure safe.

Arrests last week of two people by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were isolated events, officials say, but they triggered rumors and fear around the Island.

With the fate of the Yellow House due to be decided by Edgartown voters at the annual town meeting, selectmen hope to spur public dialogue.

A strong winter storm lashed the Vineyard with rain and wind Tuesday, cancelling ferries and closing some roads.

A dead fisher washed up last week on the north shore of Martha’s Vineyard, the second sighting of the species on the Island, but the first to be documented.

Ballots are shaping up in for spring town elections on the Vineyard, with contested selectmen’s races in West Tisbury and Oak Bluffs. Edgartown voters will see a two-way contest for the planning board.