Chilmark Community Center Goes in New Tennis Direction

The Chilmark Community Center announced its summer programming and staff on Tuesday, with longtime tennis pro Eddie Stahl notably not on the list.

Aquinnah Eyes Summer Special Town Meeting

The Aquinnah select board announced plans Tuesday to host a special town meeting in the third week of August to address issues not covered at annual town meeting in May.

Linda Coombs Lifts Up the Wampanoag Story

Historian and Wampanoag tribal elder Linda Coombs recently published Colonization and the Wampanoag Story. On Monday, she spoke at Aquinnah town hall about her book and her career.

At Dune, It's a Man's World

A man should be able to lose his suitcase and pick up everything he needs at Dune. This is the mantra co-owners Annette Luna and Jamie Kiersted had in mind when planning their new men’s clothing store.

Cutrer Fends Off Write-In Campaign in Tisbury Select Board Race

Select board chair Roy Cutrer beat write-in candidate Mary Bernadette Budinger-Cormie in a vote of 274-139 at Tisbury's annual town election Tuesday.

Boys Tennis Falls to Weston in Semifinal Match

The Martha’s Vineyard boys tennis season has come to a close after a hard-fought 4-1 loss against top seeded Weston High School in the state Division III semifinals Tuesday afternoon.

Tastes of Summer Abound at Food and Wine Festival

The Martha’s Vineyard Food and Wine Festival transformed parts of the Island last weekend into culinary and oenological destinations.

Chilmark Considers Zoning Change for More Housing

On June 4, the select board debated potential amendments to town regulations that currently only allow for one rental of affordable housing on every 1.5 acres of land – limiting the number of units town housing projects can have. 

District Attorney Takes Sheriff to Court Over Records Dispute

On Monday, the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, demanding that the sheriff’s office hand over 20 years of employee records that the district attorney could deem necessary to go to trial in several cases.

Celebrating a Rainbow of Diversity at the Pride Parade

Pride Parade marchers traversed the route up Circuit avenue in style — on high heels, on horseback, on a bright-orange dune buggy outfitted with a glittering disco ball.

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