Of the 2,500 masters who captained whaling ships during three centuries of whaling, at least 63 were men of color, five with Martha’s Vineyard ties,...

Lynn Murphy, a longtime Chilmark resident and salty Menemsha character who helped inspire the character Quint in Jaws, died at home Thursday morning.

Emma R. Yuen, a junior neuroscience major, was named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College.

Charles Harrison Pikor of Edgartown has graduated from Saint Michael’s College with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.

Michael Hill of Oak Bluffs, a plant sciences major, was named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island.

Immigrants on Martha’s Vineyard will not be targeted for deportation by local law enforcement agencies. That was one theme that emerged during a...

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Life at the shelter goes on, one animal gets a new home, and another comes to fill the spot.

On Dec. 27, the father and son team of Brocks Callen (they share the same name) headed out to sea.

Back by populist demand (and popular vote) King John returns to the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse on Saturday, Feb. 4.

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