Government
New regulations aimed at increasing the coastwide population of striped bass have been approved by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission....
Greater transparency, expanded human services and more state funding are among the goals shared by candidates running for the Dukes County commission...
Vineyard voters will weigh in on races at the federal, state and local level, some of which are hotly contested. Islanders have requested absentee...
Candidates running for nine open seats on the Martha’s Vineyard Commission reflect a wide range of priorities for the Island’s regional planning and...
As elected officials up-Island balk at the prospect of offshore sand mining, Oak Bluffs is voicing support for the venture. At a selectmen’s meeting...
In a time of flux for Vineyard public schools, a race is underway to determine the makeup of the Up-Island Regional School Committee. Six candidates...
Four months after its first meeting, the committee on Squibnocket has shifted gears and is evaluating various proposals and considerations collected...
The West Tisbury selectmen on Wednesday agreed to review zoning rules for the Agricultural Hall after concern that the number of events held each...
Islanders and day trippers alike will spend a little more to travel on the Steamship Authority beginning early next year. Parking fees in the off-...
A town fuel dock that debuted this summer has far exceeded the expectations of the Oak Bluffs officials who pushed for it. The fuel dock sold about...
Four new oyster farms could be coming soon to Menemsha Pond, which already hosts six aquaculture ventures.
West Tisbury animal control officer Joan Jenkinson told selectmen Wednesday that the birds on Mill Pond leave the pond too often, threatening their...
