As a truncated summer season looms, more than a dozen Vineyard business owners have issued an open letter calling for a public summit meeting with the all-Island selectmen and boards of health.

Island restaurant and hotel owners reacted with frustration Monday after Gov. Charlie Baker announced his ultra-slow reopening plan for the commonwealth.

The Green Room — the Main street Vineyard Haven store that’s become something of an Island institution — is adapting to the new normal.

Leah Cimeno, Charlotte Cramer and Holden Graczykowski are winners of the Edgartown Board of Trade’s annual Mother’s Day essay contest.

Reeling from the devastating economic impacts of the pandemic, innkeepers from Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket have joined forces to write a letter Gov. Charlie Baker seeking guidance.

Tisbury selectmen granted a second aquaculture license for town waters Tuesday, conditionally approving a license for Jeffrey Canha to raise oysters in Lagoon Pond.

The popular Vineyard Haven restaurant Little House Cafe will come under new ownership in July. The buyer is Chilmark resident Brook Katzen.

Discounted gift certificates are now available to help Island businesses get through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Around the Island, restaurants are offering pick-up Easter dinners and treats.

Islanders out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic are facing tough choices as the monthly bills come in. Local banks and utilities are responding.