Chilmarkers gathered for the town fire department’s annual Backyard Bash Thursday, a barbecue fundraiser that raises money for sick and injured firefighters, high school scholarships and more.

Voter engagement, democracy and the media’s role in shaping the upcoming Presidential election were highlighted through a Black lens during a recent panel titled When We Vote: Why It Matters.

Chilmark may be poised to send out a request for proposals to construct an affordable housing complex off Pasture Road six years after the idea was first hatched. 

The Tabernacle in Oak Blfufs feature Sen. Raphael Warnock on Sunday, August 11 in a service billed as a Festival of Worship and Song.


Summer strength and conditioning sessions are going strong at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

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.