A ground-breaking ceremony for the new building under construction at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services in Oak Bluffs drew close to 100 people Friday afternoon, including local officials, tribal leaders, MVCS staff and board members.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services will formally break ground Friday on construction of a new building that will include a wing named for author William Styron and his widow, poet Rose Styron, who still lives in the couple’s Vineyard Haven home.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently chose not to renew a contract with Martha’s Vineyard Community Services for veterans counseling. But newly-appointed community services chief executive officer Dean Teague said on Thursday that the program will continue.

Vineyard health care providers are relieved that plans to shutter the closest inpatient mental health facility have been paused by the state. 

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services has selected career healthcare official Dean Teague to be their new chief executive officer.

A federal funding freeze from the Trump administration that caused widespread concern for Vineyarders this week was rescinded as abruptly as it was put forth. 

The Martha's Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation gave $500,000 each to Martha's Vineyard Community Services and the YMCA of Martha's Vineyard.

The Morby family's $3 million gift to Community Services was the single largest donation in the organization's history.

Champion sailor Nevin Sayre of Vineyard Haven notched a new record Friday when he became the first person to wing-foil around Martha’s Vineyard.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services has appointed chief administrative officer Scott Turton as its interim CEO after Beth Folcarelli announced plans to move to New York earlier this month.