After four years as CEO of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Beth Folcarelli this week announced her planned departure from the organization.

The favorite meteor shower of the year takes place Sunday night. The Perseid Meteor Shower reaches its peak in the earliest hour of Monday morning, just after midnight. The best time to look is after midnight, but you can look up throughout evening on Sunday and into Monday.. The Perseid meteor shower can produce upwards of 50 meteors an hour, though we've never seen that many. It is just a great meteor shower at the best time of the year, when it is fairly warm outside.

John Rose, who was already accused of videotaping a woman during sex without her knowledge, pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempting to commit a crime. 

A public outcry in support of the Island’s homeless community followed the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)’s decision to clear three homeless encampments in the state forest last week.

Don Sibley’s fascination with bonsai trees began while serving in the US Navy, when he was stationed in Japan for a year and half.

Oak Bluffs and Tisbury sent notices out to shellfishermen and placed advisories at landings and popular shellfishing areas Tuesday.

Last weekend, 62 former campers traveled to the Sailing Camp Park from all over the country to reunite for the first time in 43 years.

South Mountain Company employees spent last week learning from Patrick Moore, the first person in the Western hemisphere to graduate from Compagnons du Devoir, a 10-year apprentice program during which students travel around France learning from skilled artisans. 

The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $177,500 for the business week ending on Friday, August 2, 2024.

Edgartown
William Sheehan Butler and Melissa Mary Barrett Egbert purchased 67 Simpsons Lane in Edgartown from Wayne D. Royal and Margaret A. Royal for $1,350,000 on July 30.