Government
Edgartown selectmen received complaints last week about the line of vehicles that forms at the ferry to Chappaquiddick, which they say hampers access...
Last Wednesday night, when the temperature dropped to 22 degrees on Martha’s Vineyard, more than a dozen people were homeless. A team of volunteers...
A federal court case that could decide whether the Wampanoag tribe has the right to open a gaming facility in Aquinnah has inched forward with an...
The Tisbury selectmen are pursuing an effort to bring the town department of public works under their control, saying they believe it will better...
More than 10 years after the state began studying Tashmoo Pond as part of the Massachusetts Estuaries Project, a final report on the pond’s declining...
After several months of gathering feedback from residents, the town of Tisbury identified some clear long-term goals, including strengthening its...
Mountains of snow and ice have piled up around the Vineyard — in parks and parking lots and along roads — following two major storms that have tested...
For decades, Farm Pond in Oak Bluffs has been closed to shellfishing. But salvation may not be far off. The town has learned that it’s in the running...
At the recommendation of incoming Vineyard schools superintendent Matthew D’Andrea, the all-Island school committee will ask Richard Smith to replace...
The Edgartown historic commission is beginning to test public support for an expansion of the town historic district. A survey has been mailed to 284...
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will choose a new director from a pool of 33 candidates. A nationwide search that concluded last week saw a good...
Aiming for more uniform management of striped bass fisheries along the Atlantic coast, the state Division of Marine Fisheries will not seek an...