Judge Says Planning Board Overstepped in Turf Decision

In a 13-page ruling Tuesday, judge Kevin Smith ruled the Oak Bluffs planning board went beyond its authority when it denied the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s application for an artificial turf field on the basis of ground water protection.

Women Voters Hold Membership Tea

The League of Women Voters of Martha's Vineyard (LWV MV) will hold a membership tea on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3 p.m.

Building a Movement Through Conversations

On Friday, the Lagoon Pond Floating Gallery became a venue for conversation between two groundbreaking women scientists — one African American and the other Wampanoag — about the importance of empowering students of color in the sciences and arts.

Police Investigate White Supremacist Signs in Oak Bluffs

Police found Patriot Front signs tacked to poles on various roads downtown Sunday morning. The group is one of the most visible white supremacist groups in the U.S., according to the Anti-Defamation League.

Goodbye Beach, Hello Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

On Tuesday morning around the Island, bells were ringing again as Vineyard students headed back to the classroom for the first day of school.

Putting the Emphasis on the Local Level to Address Climate Change

A team from the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Woods Hole recently completed a Martha’s Vineyard climate risk assessment, looking at how a two-degree increase in global temperatures could impact several climatic factors on-Island.

Staying Present With the Natural World Through Storytelling

On beach chairs and blankets scattered across the lawn at Featherstone Center for the Arts, a crowd of about 200 gathered last week to learn about the power of storytelling during a time of crisis.

Animal Shelter Holds Puppy Training Course

The Animal Shelter of Martha's Vineyard is offering a six-week-long puppy training course.

A Stellar Flavor of Autumn

If you are looking for a piece of autumn in the evening sky stay up late and go outside. The constellations of autumn are ready to display now around midnight.

The zodiacal constellation Aries appears high in the East. You'll see the gibbous moon right under the constellation late Sunday night.

Look again the following night, Monday night, and the moon appears near the bright planet Jupiter. There is no other celestial object that is as bright at that hour as Jupiter, other than of course the moon.

Second Man to Plead Guilty in Rockland Trust Robbery

Tevin Porter signed a plea agreement with prosecutors saying he will plead guilty to charges of armed bank robbery and conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery.

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