An overflow crowd turned out Monday, August 13, to hear four accomplished African-American women, including former senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett.

At a discussion organized by the Advancement Project, panelists noted that the event fell on the fourth anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager fatally shot during a confrontation with a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo.

Hinckley’s Lumber, the landmark commercial property on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven, has been sold to an Aquinnah real estate investor for $2.3 million.

Edgartown selectmen heard an update on plans for a major construction project at the Edgartown Yacht Club Monday.

A small crowd gathered at Five Corners Thursday evening to express frustration at the Island opioid epidemic.