The Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship has awarded six academic scholarships and nine fellowships to support for Vineyarders working to improve the social and environmental sustainability of the Island.

26 Union Court, Unit 7, Vineyard Haven waterview condo in the heart of downtown. Experience the best of in-town living with this newly built, thoughtfully designed 2-bedroom condo offering beautiful harbor views and luxurious modern finishes.

A new year-round Indian and Mediterranean restaurant could soon be opening in Edgartown.

Tisbury’s new harbor master is Islander Michael Gately, who is expected to start his job next week following a unanimous select board vote on Monday afternoon.

As energy use on the Island continues to rise, Eversource has made strides in installing two 5-plus mile long electric transmission cables in the seabed between the Vineyard and Falmouth.

Greg Leland sued the town last week, arguing the town did not give him a proper hearing to defend himself over charges of favoritism and creating an uncomfortable work environment connected to his relationship with the lead paramedic supervisor.

Chilmark voters approved restrictions on leaf blowers and gave initial approval for overrides totaling nearly $750,000 during the annual town meeting Monday evening.  

Vital counseling for Island veterans will continue at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, funded by donors who have contributed enough to keep the program going after its federal contract ends on June 30.

The recent news that the Nobel Prize-winning writer Mario Vargas Llosa had died immediately transported me back through space and time to Vineyard Haven.

Family and friends of Jorge Marcelo Yanza Riera, who died after falling at an Edgartown construction site last week, remembered him as a hard worker who had recently moved to the U.S.