This summer, the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse is bringing back two productions that sold out last year: Miss Maybelline’s Nocturnal Flights of Fancy and the musical Billy Baloo.

An industry-wide shortage of maritime workers is hampering the Steamship Authority’s ability to recruit enough crew members for the upcoming season. 

Aquinnah voters will consider funding for town building repairs, the creation of an affordable housing trust and a school debt exclusion when they head to the annual town meeting and election next week. 

This week, The Trustees of Reservations, the nonprofit that manages the 16 miles of Chappy trails, publicly objected to proposed regulations from the Edgartown conservation commission, saying the rules are not aligned with state environment law and instead were formed with local politics in mind.

From the May 12, 1967 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:

When I was quite young, in the late 1950’s, I remember pleading with my father as we were setting off on one of our Sunday drives: “Dad, let’s get lost.”

The title of Kate Feiffer’s new novel comes from an exercise recommended by Julia Cameron in her bestselling book The Artist’s Way.

Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary will host an accessible birding program on Saturday, May 11 from 9 to 10 a.m.

Peter Simon was long a ubiquitous presence at events large and small, both on the Island and off. He died in 2018, but his images live on, especially how he chronicled life on the Vineyard.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $298,816.27 for the business week ending on Friday, May 3, 2024.