Renowned punk rocker and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Patti Smith tops the list of new festival acts, along with a variety of indie acts.

The 15 Islanders receiving Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowships this spring include high school and college students, professionals seeking advanced degrees and ecologists working on Vineyard projects.

Kimberly Kirk's plan to continue serving on the regional high school committee has ruffled some feathers, but Ms. Kirk said the regional school agreement dictates that members serve until May 31.

The following letter was sent to the high school committee chair Robert Lionette.

Dear Mr. Lionette,

It is my understanding that Kimberly Kirk, who recently lost reelection to her seat on the Edgartown School Committee, intends to remain on the high school committee as a voting member until the end of May 2023. I believe that she bases her refusal to resign on language in the MVRHS regional agreement that is ambiguous, at best.

In the summer of 1959, Richard “Richie” Olsen took a job at Goodale Construction, giving him his first chance to take the helm of a backhoe. Sixty-four years later, the West Tisbury highway supervisor has never strayed far from the role.

The Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office said the baby’s mother may have lived on the Island, had ties to the Vineyard, or recently traveled here.

Officials at Martha's Vineyard Little League decided Friday to cancel the weekend's opening day celebrations due to the impending wet weather forecast.

Island nonprofits and community leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate the hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships given out by the Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation.

Gregory Pyden, 56, pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of workers compensation fraud, and four counts of larceny. He was ordered to pay $37,488 restitution for his role in the scheme.

A bright moon in our southern sky will dominate the week ahead. The moon is gibbous, a term that describes the moon days before it is full. It lies inbetween that time when the moon is first quarter and full. Or, at the other end of the moon's orbit, it describes that time between the full moon and the last quarter moon. It is also a waxing moon, which describes the moon when it is somewhere between New Moon and Full Moon.

A waning moon is when it is somewhere between Full Moon and New Moon.