Oak Bluffs resident Charles (Adi) Uchendu was one of several Massachusetts firefighters who went to Quebec to help Canada with the out-of-control wildfires.

In her 30-year career, Jean Stone has written upwards of 24 novels, more than a third of which are set on the Vineyard. The reason, she said, goes back to the works of Agatha Christie.

Born a century ago on a very different Martha’s Vineyard and having served as a medic in Germany during World War II, Clifton Athearn is a living link to the past. He celebrates his 100th birthday on June 30.

Murdick's Fudge has been providing tourists and Vineyarders alike with its decadent confections for nearly five decades.

Edgartown resident Bruce Nevin has been researching the Achumawi language for decades in hopes of helping to preserve the embattled indigenous language.

Visual artist Paige Taylor likes to do things unconventionally.

Earlier this year Emily deBettencourt was named Oak Bluffs harbormaster, taking over for Todd Alexender who retired. Ms. deBettencourt started working on the harbor in high school.

As a physician assistant in the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital emergency room, Aubrey Stimola Ryan is versatile — able to understand a variety of medical fields and collaborate with doctors of all specialties.

Fred Mascolo still remembers the first order he made for his Edgartown discount store, the eponymous Trader Fred’s: 2,500 pairs of Dunham boots, each to be priced at $24.99.

With abortion care now facing a gauntlet of legal challenges around the country, Elizabeth Barnes thinks everyone should be worried — not just women seeking abortions.