Government
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has revised and shortened its list of standards and criteria for reviewing developments of regional impact (DRIs).
The board has dropped plans for a nitrogen tax on new development in the Lake Tashmoo and Lagoon Pond watersheds.
The state legislature has adopted a new bill requiring insurance companies to cover long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease, despite...
As the upcoming presidential election remains stuck in the glare of the national spotlight, closer to home Martha’s Vineyard voters will have some...
Jane Mayer is not afraid of the dark. She’s reported first-hand on terrorism in Beirut and traced a high-pressure pipeline of hidden money aimed at...
Oak Bluffs selectmen this week honored Tiki Greene, Genny Kent, and Nick Sune-Fecitt for their actions in three separate rescues this month.
After eight years of legal wrangling, Edgartown selectmen cleared the way Monday for a new aircraft hangar at the historic grass airfield at Katama.
The search for a public safety building site has again turned to a property just south of the Chilmark Community Center. But the owner won't sell.
A project to re-engineer the eroding shoreline at Squibnocket Beach has hit a new potential roadblock with a group of residents asking the state for...
David McCullough and Evan Thomas, two presidential historians with long ties to Martha's Vineyard, share their perspectives on the 2016 presidential...
A landmark energy bill passed in the final hours of the legislative session Sunday opens the door to offshore wind energy, but prevents Cape Wind...
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank will significantly expand its hilltop Middle Ridge Preserve in Chilmark with the purchase of 19.8 acres off Tea Lane.
