A federal funding freeze from the Trump administration that caused widespread concern for Vineyarders this week was rescinded as abruptly as it was put forth. 

The girls hockey team has been racking up wins lately as the high school winter sports season inches closer to the playoffs.

Kimberly Andrade, who started working for the town in December 2021, was on paid administrative leave for 10 months before she was terminated by the select board on Jan. 23 in a meeting that lasted under two minutes.

Last year, 81,666 passengers came through the airport, setting a new high point in the terminal’s 66-year history.

There were no obvious external wounds on the whale, which was found washed up on the island over the weekend.

Little House Cafe in Vineyard Haven is changing hands, names and menus this winter.

A total of 20 students from Martha’s Vineyard earned recognition for their work in this year’s Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, an annual statewide competition since 1923.

Electric candles flickered on tables at the The Loft Saturday evening, as members of the Scottish Society and aficionados of Scottish culture gathered for the annual celebration of Burns Nicht.

Burns Nicht commemorates Robert Burns, the 18th-century poet regarded as the bard of Scotland. It is held each year on Jan. 25, his birthday. The anniversary has been honored on Martha’s Vineyard for 38 years, hosted by the Scottish Society of Martha’s Vineyard.

Joseph LaCivita, currently the general manager of Watervliet, N.Y., will start on March 3. The select board unanimously picked Mr. LaCivita to succeed longtime administrator John Grande, who left in December.

At a pair of public hearings, some hunters gave their support to running the annual deer hunting season into January to reduce the Island's deer population. Others focused on different measures, such as allowing hunting on Sundays.