Unlicensed Tattoo Parlor Investigation Leads to Gun Arrests

A trio of men are facing charges after police investigated an alleged unlicensed tattoo parlor in Chilmark being run by a teenager.

Circuit Style Salon to Close After 16 Years

Circuit Style Salon, which has been at the bubblegum pink storefront at the end of Circuit avenue since 2009, will close at the end of April.

Film Center Heads Across the Pond in New Noir Series

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is hosting a three-week showcase of British noir films curated by award-winning cartoonist and film noir lover Paul Karasik.

Oak Bluffs Asks for Help with Unenforced Bottle Ban

The Oak Bluffs  board of health decided Tuesday to ask the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative, a group that brings together boards of health from the Vineyard towns, to discuss the prohibition.

Study Finds Mill Pond Temperatures are Reaching Dangerous Heights

A new multi-year study to determine the health of the Mill Brook in West Tisbury has found the system is struggling, prompting consideration of how to aid the nearly 3,000-acre watershed that feeds Mill Pond. 

Islanders Praise Decision to Keep Cape Mental Health Facility Open

Vineyard health care providers are relieved that plans to shutter the closest inpatient mental health facility have been paused by the state. 

Boys Swimming Breaks Three Records at State Championships

The team scored its most points ever in a state meet to wrap up a breakout season. 

Vineyard Wind Plans to Test Aircraft Lighting

The constantly blinking lights atop the Vineyard Wind offshore wind energy turbines could soon be turned off for most of the night.  

Vineyard Towns Look at Long-Term Wastewater Needs

Each of the six towns have been working on long-range wastewater management plans in order to cut back the amount of nitrogen flowing into the Island’s waters.

Islanders Gather to Remember Janet Messineo

Hundreds of people gathered at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury on Saturday to celebrate the life of Janet Messineo, the respected Island angler, taxidermist and writer. 

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