The release of the school bus air brakes carried through the Edgartown School parking lot Tuesday morning like the final sigh of summer as students returned for the start of another school year.

On Sunday a fleet of vintage cars arranged themselves in the parking lot of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School to benefit the Fallen Firefighters Fund.

Citing a potential budget deficit of nearly $1 million for the next fiscal year, the Vineyard Transit Authority administration and advisory board voted unanimously this week to drastically reduce service for the winter season.

Raising money for ALS, Doug McConnell battled the elements for seven hours including blustering winds, ripping tides and jellyfish stings, but was unable to complete his swim from Nantucket to the Vineyard.

Many generations of racers gathered at Washington Park in Oak Bluffs on Saturday morning to prepare for the 31st annual Sullivan 5K Walk/Run and to celebrate Dr. Louis W. Sullivan.

Doug McConnell entered the water off Nantucket at 7:17 a.m. today to begin his swim to the Vineyard. At 2 p.m. he was just off Wasque. Track his progress at track.rs/ALongSwim.