There are no contested seats this year on the MVC, with nine incumbents running for nine seats. Founded in 1974, the commission is a unique regional planning agency.

Amid heightened concern from Island residents about summer vehicle congestion, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission hosted a wide-ranging discussion with Steamship Authority leaders late last week.

A plan by the Dukes County sheriff to build a 140-foot emergency services tower in Oak Bluffs won unanimous approval from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday night.

News that the Steamship Authority carried a record number of vehicles may be welcome news to management but not to everyone else.

After hearing a brief presentation, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted last week to not review an expansion the Katama hotel and spa owned by Mark Snider.

A major expansion of the Stop & Shop Store in Edgartown is closer to reality after a vote by the commission to approve revised architectural plans.

As executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, Mark London’s reach extended beyond the Olde Stone Building.

The retired MVC executive director died Saturday night, after battling cancer.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission bought an Oak Bluffs property last week that will be the new home for its executive director Adam Turner.

A new service starting this fall will give seniors and people with disabilities an affordable way to get to medical appointments on the Cape.