Now 50 years old, the Federal Endangered Species Act continues to play a key role in the survival of flora and fauna on-Island and across the nation. It has also inspired the creation of state conservation acts.

With a personal record high jump of 5 feet, 4 inches, Camille Brand is training for the New Balance Nationals Indoor Track and Field Championships.

The regional high school boys swim team wrapped up its regular season Saturday by winning the Cape and Islands League championship.

Haggis, a savory pudding made of lamb organs and barley, was the first dish of the night — avoided by some but devoured by many — at the 37th annual Burns Nicht celebration.

Vineyard hunters had a successful season, bringing in the fourth-highest number of deer since the state began collecting data 40 years ago.

In remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the NAACP of Martha’s Vineyard and the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center will host gatherings.

The change is meant to accommodate the harbor’s increasing autumn traffic, said harbor master Emily deBettencourt. 

On Saturday, the high school boys swim team won the Cape Cod Classic, a first for the program. The annual tournament features six local competitors and the competition is heated each year.

During its meeting Thursday evening, the Oak Bluffs finance committee agreed to send a letter to the planning board encouraging it not to use town funds to pursue the appeal.

Jeffry Wagget, a fire lieutenant with Falmouth fire and rescue department and per diem paramedic with the Oak Bluffs fire department, was hurt at the Dec. 17 fire on Rivers Edge Road in Falmouth.