Edgartown took another step toward possible ownership of the Yellow House, with the community preservation committee voting to recommend spending $1.5 million to buy the building.

Chris Bruno, formerly an assistant superintendent with The Trustees of Reservations, took the helm as superintendent of the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest last month.

The Newes from America was closed after a Saturday night fire drew an all-out response from firefighters. It was the second in three days, but Edgartown fire chief Peter Shemeth said the fires are unrelated.

The Vineyard's young artists were lauded again this year at the Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing competition, with 26 Island students earning awards in the annual contest.

Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday decided to stay the course after revisiting their decision to back an expanded deer hunting season on the Island.

Tisbury placed first and Oak Bluffs second in the annual Massachusetts Municipal Association town report contest this year, in the category for communities with populations under 4,999.