In an April 10 email to the commission, William Cumming said he is willing to replace the four retail buildings in his application with four two-story apartment buildings holding 36 dwellings. 

The first singing American robins are eagerly anticipated every spring. Ten robins were loudly and continuously singing at my house on April 4, on a day where temperatures approached 70 degrees.

Dark gloomy, clouds have lingered overhead all but masking the sun.

This bird is no ugly duckling.

They tell us there are no free rides. But, in fact, that is not true.

Sunday night's full moon, the Daffodil Moon, will be one of the smallest full moons of the year. Can you tell? We often hear stories about a large moon and it being some kind of significant event. When the moon is close, large and full it has a big impact on our changing tides. There is magic associated with a large full moon.

The $1.6 million override, proposed by the town to deal with spending increases and the need for new positions in town hall, was approved 248 to 150.

Oak Bluffs voters passed a $2.5 million debt exclusion and picked a new town clerk at the annual town election Thursday. 

Alexander Morrison is headed to the Edgartown select board after beating out a longtime incumbent at Thursday’s annual town election.

Three towns on Martha’s Vineyard voted to ban gas-powered leaf blowers by 2028. And the Island is feeling the impact of federal cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We check out “For the Birds,” a new exhibit at Featherstone.