Gusty Winds Shorten Edgartown Regatta

The 100th annual Edgartown Yacht Club Regatta wrapped up earlier than planned the weekend of July 15, when heavy winds Sunday morning led the race committee to abandon the final day of competition.

Vineyard Leaders Meet With Nantucket To Talk Housing, Staffing Shortages

Municipal employee housing, wastewater management and town hall staffing shortages were all discussed at the inter-island meeting last week.

VTA Bus Hits Van in West Tisbury

A Vineyard Transit Authority bus sideswiped a minivan on Lambert's Cove Road in West Tisbury Saturday afternoon.

Car Flips on South Road Saturday

A 2019 Honda Civic grazed a roadside pole on South Road in Chilmark and flipped onto its roof on Saturday after the driver fell asleep at the wheel.

Possible Dreams Raises $795,000 for Community Services

The Possible Dreams live auction held Sunday at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort and an ongoing silent online auction raised $795,000 for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, the near-record amount adding over $100,000 from last year’s total.

Housing Project Proposed Again on Uncas Avenue

The Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals referred a proposed mixed-use development that hinges on a controversial home demolition to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission at a public hearing on Tuesday.

Lifting Up the Heroes and Heartaches in Ongoing Opioid Crisis

Journalist and author Beth Macy believes two things are key to solving America’s overdose crisis: hope and help. On Thursday she gave a talk as part of the Summer Institute Speaker Series at the Hebrew Center.

Man Found Dead in Edgartown Great Pond Worked for the Obama Family

Officials identified the 45-year-old man who went missing Sunday as Tafari Campbell, of Dumfries, Va. Mr. Campbell had served as the sous chef at the White House during the Obama presidency.

Pilot Makes Emergency Landing in State Forest

Shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday a single-engine plane went down in an area about a mile west of Martha’s Vineyard Airport. The pilot, who was the only one on board, was uninjured during the emergency landing.

Pilot in Vineyard Airport Plane Crash Dies

Randolph Bonnist, the 79-year-old man who had a medical emergency while flying the small private plane Saturday, died at Boston Medical Center on Thursday night.

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