Ron Mitchell of Oak Bluffs is the new owner and publisher of the Bay State Banner, Boston's newspaper serving inner city issues and news.

Slack Tide is in Vineyard waters with Captain Scott Darling at the helm.

Two icons of Martha’s Vineyard music were reunited at the Edgartown library Tuesday night: pianist David Crohan and the century-old Mason & Hamlin grand piano he donated to the library three years ago.

Kaycee Smith and Ian Douglas, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a son, Malachi Anthony Douglas, born on August 17.

Maria Luisa Pereira and Gelso Pereira, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a daughter, Lanna Leah Alves Pereira, born on August 16.

Anne Sullivan and Wesley Doyle, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Cora Kathleen Sullivan-Doyle, born on August 14.

Bella Pereira and Arthur Rocha, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Adam Pereira Rocha, born on August 21.

The chair of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission came to the Chilmark Select Board Tuesday to ask why some larger projects in the up-Island town never came before the regional planning agency.

The state medical examiner’s office has determined that the death of Tafari Campbell last month was an accidental drowning, officials said Tuesday.

Two popular New Yorker magazine cartoonists, who also happen to be West Tisbury neighbors and dog-walking partners, shared the stage at Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs Monday for a two-handed talk about the craft they share.