This week, the West Tisbury board presented a new prospective breakdown for the Howes House renovation, with 60 per cent of the project being paid for by West Tisbury, 30 per cent by Chilmark and 10 per cent by Aquinnah.

At the Oak Bluffs select board meeting this week, town administrator Deborah Potter reported there will be a state government hearing on Tuesday, June 20, about an act to ban moped rentals in Oak Bluffs.

On Tuesday, Tricia Bergeron won the 2023 Heritage Day of Portugal Award, one of 18 honorees across the state.

Los Angeles-based science teacher Troy Lawson will take over as executive director of the Chilmark Community Center summer camp program.

The night of summer solstice could be memorable for those who have clear skie. If you take the time after sunset look towards the west for two planets and a thin crescent moon hugging close to the horizon. Venus is the brightest of the two planets, a treasure and alone a memory. But when the sky gets dark enough look for the ruby red planet Mars nearby. The two planets and the crescent moon form a tight triangle. The three are in the zodiacal constellations Cancer and Leo.

A U.S. Coast Guard aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Thursday, after one of the plane’s engines malfunctioned during a routine drill four miles off the coast of the Island.

Once a rare luxury, swimming pools on Martha’s Vineyard have burgeoned in popularity, driven in part by demand from the summer rental market for more amenities.

Born a century ago on a very different Martha’s Vineyard and having served as a medic in Germany during World War II, Clifton Athearn is a living link to the past. He celebrates his 100th birthday on June 30.

Food insecurity, once a seasonal issue as Islanders tried to get through the winter when jobs are traditionally scarce, continues to climb, creating what officials say is an acute year-round crisis.

Several whales and other marine animals were seen off the Vineyard shores this week, a sign that summer is approaching.