Government
Coast Guard senior officers told the Chilmark selectmen this week it will be at least two years until the government agency can begin rebuilding...
After long controversy and indecision, Tisbury voters on Tuesday approved the sale of beer and wine in the town’s restaurants.
Tisbury selectmen...
As New England fisheries officials negotiate the finer points of a new groundfish management plan, Massachusetts voters appear firmly behind...
It may not be the most controversial thing on the ballot, but the race for the Dukes County Commission is probably the most complicated.
There...
Amid the heap of state and national issues on Tuesday, Island voters will be asked one local question: whether to reduce the terms of the seven-...
The last day to register to vote in Massachusetts was Wednesday, and the deadline saw a flurry of activity in town halls across the Island.
“I’m...
Yes we can.
It is a campaign slogan which has caught fire ever since Presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama uttered the words after the New...
Growth is on the horizon for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, the largest human service provider on the Island. A new strategic plan released...
Her aunt was four years old when American women won the right to vote on August 26, 1920. Today, on the 88th anniversary of women’s suffrage in...
Island voters will not decide whether to make minor modifications to Dukes County government until the fall, but the county commission has already...
At their regular meeting last week, the Chilmark selectmen took up the ordinarily routine business of making annual appointments and used the...
Dukes County Sheriff Michael McCormack, who last week borrowed money from the county treasury to pay his staff, will receive temporary relief in...
