At a pair of public hearings, some hunters gave their support to running the annual deer hunting season into January to reduce the Island's deer population. Others focused on different measures, such as allowing hunting on Sundays.

The West Tisbury select board voted 2-1 last week to allow the annual event, but said the festival could have no more than 300 attendees – less than half of what the festival had hoped for.

Rising enrollment at the newly-renovated Tisbury School is helping to drive a 17 per cent increase in the school’s operating budget for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1 of this year.

The school committee certified the nearly $10.8 million budget last week, clearing the way for the Tisbury select board and the financial and advisory committee to review the spending plan. The budget will have to be approved at town meeting. 

Romane Andre Clayton, 22, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William Young to four years in prison for his role in the 2022 robbery.

Stepping into the new year, the Steamship Authority has a lot on its plate, from filling its top two positions to balancing the shifting travel patterns.

Deer hunting on the Island saw a notable decline this season, prompting officials to consider extending the season for the first time in the state’s history.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $182,590 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Kevin James McCabe married Lily Angelina Oksanen on Sept. 27 in Florence Italy.

Thank you, Gwyn Skiles, for such a wonderful piece on Charlie Blair in last week’s Gazette.

It is sad to see all the misguided activity to limit short term rentals on Martha’s Vineyard.