Chilmark Select Board Member Won’t Run for Reelection

Chilmark select board chair James Malkin will have been a select board member for three terms by the time he steps down in April.

Federal Government Scuttles Proposed Vessel Speed Limits

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday pulled the draft rules, which would have lowered the speed limit for boats across the East Coast, cutting ferry service to the Vineyard.

Lip Sync Contest Returns

Friends of Family Planning is bringing back its Lip Sync Contest. The event takes place Friday, Feb. 7 at The Loft in Oak Bluffs.

Four New Members Join MVC

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission welcomes Mary Bernadette Budinger-Cormie, Mark Gauthier, Jannette Vanderhoop and Willa Kuh for its first meeting of the year on Thursday.

Boys Hockey Continues Stellar Season

We’ve entered the thick of the winter sports season at the high school and the boys hockey team is leading the way with six wins so far.

Second Hockey Player Crosses 100-Point Threshold This Season

With the hockey team’s season not even at the halfway mark yet, the team has had a lot to celebrate as two players have now surpassed the 100-point mark.

Philanthropist Sam Feldman Left an Island-Wide Legacy

Island nonprofit leaders are remembering Sam Feldman, who died on Jan. 8 at 95, as a true mensch: a man of boundless good will and generosity, who never tired of finding ways to help others and bring people together.

Former Oak Bluffs Fire Chief to Return Temporarily

The retired Oak Bluffs fire chief will be returning in an advisory role this year to aid the department as it searches for a new deputy chief.

Governor Pushes Back on Right Whale Speed Rules

Gov. Maura Healey is calling on federal regulators to amend a new proposal that could drastically cut ferry service to the Vineyard and Nantucket.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Vineyard Wind Case

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a legal challenge of the Vineyard Wind project lodged by a group of Nantucket residents. 

Pages