Massachusetts lawmakers announced the grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Friday evening, and said it could be a sign of further funding for the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, the two aging roadways that serve as the only vehicle passage to and from the Cape.

More than two dozen activists, most between the ages of 18 and 35, withstood below-freezing temperatures in Ocean Park Thursday evening to mourn the loss of Palestinian lives in Gaza.

The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard has announced the appointment of J. Keith Motley, PhD, to its board of directors.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted Thursday to approve a 39,000-square-foot addition at the YMCA in Oak Bluffs, with the written decision to be filed in early January.

The West Tisbury select board asked that the town affordable housing committee delay plans to bring a proposed affordable dwelling unit (ADU) funding program before voters.

The race for the tribal council at-large seat for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) will go to a run-off this weekend after November’s election resulted in a tie.

Cook the Vineyard, the Vineyard Gazette Media Group’s popular newsletter about cooking and eating in season, is now available as a paid or free subscription.

On Dec. 7 scores crowded the meeting room at the Oak Bluffs Library to pay tribute to Robert C. Hayden, an educator, researcher, tour guide, storyteller, activist, author and more.

On Sunday night the distant planet Saturn appears close to the setting waxing crescent moon. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Aquarius and you can't miss Saturn for it is the brightest celestial object nearest to the moon. You can see the moon the night before in the zodiacl constellation Capricornus, closer to the western horizon. These two constellations, Aquarius and Capricornus close out the season of autumn.

Debora Macedo and Ramiro Alves, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Ramiro Macedo Alves, born on Dec. 13 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.