A long-planned program meant to encourage private affordable housing efforts in West Tisbury failed to get off the ground at a special town meeting Tuesday, when residents voted 24 to 80 against a $250,000 funding request.

Waylon Sauer, a junior at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, was killed in a car accident Tuesday evening, prompting an outpouring of grief and support by members of the community.

On Nov. 14, the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School held a soft opening ceremony for a new and improved space to be used by the school's student athletes.

Oak Bluffs town clerk Colleen E. Morris recently qualified for the Massachusetts Town Clerks' Association's (MTCA) prestigious Certified Massachusetts Municipal Clerk designation.

After three years at the helm, Jared Meader will depart from his role as Tisbury wastewater superintendent at the end of this week to take over the superintendent position in Mashpee.

Fishermen, fishmongers and Menemsha village mainstays gathered at the Chilmark Community Center on Monday evening to hear a progress report and give input on plans to repair or replace the town’s aging commercial fishing dock.

Waiting to Continue: The Venezuelan Asylum Seekers on Martha's Vineyard received the Outstanding Massachusetts Filmmaker Award at the Arlington Film Festival.

Milene Cristine R. Magalhaes, and Reuber M. Pereira, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a son, Zaylon Magalhaes Ribeiro, born on Nov. 9 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

The Edgartown Stop & Shop had a soft opening for its expanded wing this past weekend, giving customers a first look of the new deli, produce department, and meat and seafood counters.

Rainy Day is celebrating its 50th anniversary, a milestone that current owner Melissa Scammell said feels surreal. Since opening in 1974, the story has had many owners, beginning with Ann Milstein and her husband Frank Piccione.