On Monday evening, Rabbi Caryn Broitman held a service of remembrance at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center to mourn the deaths and pray for the safe return of hostages, and for peace in the region.

Windsor Circuit Ltd., the owner of the building that formerly housed the Lampost, is seeking to overturn a 2022 commission decision that denied the company’s request to reduce the number of restricted workforce housing units in what used to be the bar’s upper three floors. 

After struggling to get people to apply for individual wastewater grants, Dukes County decided last week to give Martha’s Vineyard Airport an extra $100,000 in federal Covid relief funds.

The call for help came from Georgia on Friday night. By Sunday afternoon, half the American Legion Hall in Vineyard Haven was filled with supplies destined for states reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

Public schools on Martha’s Vineyard are taking a closer look at how fairly they educate a diverse student body of more than 2,200 children, following a year-long study.

Kinship Heals has long-range plans to build a shelter in Aquinnah for victims of domestic violence. In the meantime, the organization recently rented a property in Chilmark to create a healing center.

The town is seeking to improve public access to Swimming Place Path, a nearly 350-year-old trail that connects Herring Creek Road and the Road to the Plains. The ancient way was first recorded in Edgartown records in 1675.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Gustavo Mroczkoski on Sept. 17 in Oak Bluffs. This is the fourth ICE arrest on the Vineyard in two months.

The commission struggled with Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard’s proposal to build a boat repair workshop and 5,000-square foot outdoor boat storage pad on Holmes Hole Road, saying the project was an economic benefit for the community but also raised environmental concerns.

The American Legion Hall in Vineyard Haven is hosting a relief drive to help residents of Lincolnton County, Ga. who are dealing with the after effects of Hurricane Helene.