The board, which had pondered issuing a moratorium on artificial playing surfaces for nearly two years, said its decision was done to protect water quality from harmful and long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS.

Vehicles will be unable to get back and forth from Chappaquiddick aboard the ferry from 9 a.m. May 11 until 3 p.m. May 12.

Journalist, author and seasonal Chilmark resident Joan Nathan holds a unique place in American letters — and kitchens — as the country’s leading authority on Jewish cooking traditions from around the world.

The migrants that were dropped off at the Vineyard airport in a political move orchestrated by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 have taken a critical step toward being able to stay in the country.

On Monday, an attorney who has been helping the Venezuelan asylum seekers said some migrants have begun receiving bona fide determinations from the United State Citizenship and Immigration Services on their applications for visas, allowing them to seek employment and protecting them in the long immigration process.

Ava Stearns, an accomplished equestrian from Chilmark riding for Auburn University, finished her collegiate career last Thursday.

The Harbor Homes winter shelter in Oak Bluffs closed for the season Saturday morning, after experiencing its busiest year ever.

More than 20 volunteers gathered Sunday morning to plant 10 new trees across three parks in Oak Bluffs — Niantic, Nashawena and Viera.

A new chapter in Island environmental restoration is blooming in a laboratory on the shores of the Lagoon. There, in a cool tub of water at a Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group Hatchery, a small artificial meadow of eelgrass is beginning to flower.

A controversy over management of the Chilmark Community Center and the town tennis courts continued to roil the small up-Island town this weekend. A forum Sunday morning quickly grew contentious.

Illustrations by Chris Burrell.