We seldom see hail in Vineyard skies. We got a dose this past Monday afternoon when a line of thunderstorms approached from the Cape. The storm came from the north. The skies darkened. Then the rain came.

Depending on where you were on the Vineyard or in Southern New England, the storm produced vivid lightning and thunder and copious amounts of hail. We haven't seen hail around this parts in a really long time. Or, if you have a memory, you'll agree we haven't seen such a significant amount of hail come quickly in a short splendid time.

Fabiano Oliveira, 46, of Brooklyn, was injured after losing his control of a motorcycle on Herring Creek Road Tuesday.

Properties on Spring street and Beach Road in Tisbury are drawing fire from residents and the planning board, who say the town has not followed proper regulatory procedures in permitting the work.

As August makes way to September and the Vineyard readies its goodbye to summer, businesses are reporting mixed results even though preliminary data show more traffic on roads, runways and ferries.

For countless Island businesses, providing employee housing has become a cost of doing business.

This Saturday, the Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association hosts its annual used tackle sale. All proceeds support scholarships for Island students.

For five days, the Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival will showcase nine feature films, two documentaries and nine short films from a variety of countries including Senegal, Bangladesh and Mexico.

Antonio Salguero first visited Vineyard Haven as a child in the late 1970s. At the time, his uncle Ross Gannon was a young local carpenter.

August is coming to an end on Martha’s Vineyard, the 20th August I can remember in my time living on this Island.