Dry conditions, flammable native plants and encroaching development make the state forest at the heart of Martha’s Vineyard highly susceptible to wildfire, and officials are urging homeowners to help mitigate the risks.

Hitchhiking was once a preferred mode of transportation on Martha’s Vineyard.

The Chilmark Community Church is looking to sever its ties with the United Methodist Church, and the Island congregation recently filed a lawsuit in order to secure its 1.6-acre church grounds on Menemsha Crossroad.

Sited at the end of a long private drive, amid a bucolic 1.5-acre meadow setting and lush perennial gardens, this elegant country estate, designed by noted architect Patrick Ahearn, offers the epitome of luxurious living in Katama near South Beach.

Your annual coverage of the Chilmark Road Race is one of the summer's highlights.

I look forward to the Agricultural Fair each year, from the first sighting of the carnival rides arriving to the women’s skillet throw on Sunday.

We just returned from 51 glorious days on-Island, including several when it didn't even rain.

I have lived on Skiff avenue and Davis street all my life.

From the August 22, 1975 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Alice D. Methewson doesn't remember when there were horse races on Whiting's field during the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society's Livestock Show and Fair.

She was the sickly one, a source of anguish in my heart, a fluffy little gray chick that seemed to have trouble supporting her own beak and keeping her eyes open.