The state legislature is considering a bill that would enact a five-year moratorium on the expansion of any correctional facility in the state.

The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks’ wild ride to the playoffs ended Saturday when they dropped both games of a doubleheader against the Ocean State Waves.

Forty artists will be represented at the Give Me Shelter art sale, which raises money for housing and shelter for low income and homeless people on the Vineyard.

About 40 people slept overnight on cots at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport this weekend after a pair of late flights were canceled. The makeshift shelter was coordinated by several Island officials.

On Saturday, July 29, the Oak Bluffs Library hosts an artist reception for Dorothy Burnham who turned 108 years old this year. Most summer days, Ms. Burnham can be found on her Camp Ground porch chatting with her neighbors.

A family on Lucy Vincent Beach Thursday found what is believed to be illegal drug packaging that washed up in the surf.

On Tuesday, August 8, the inaugural Jewish Culture Festival brings food, music and art to the Island in a celebration and exploration of Jewish culture.

Circuit Arts is holding two work-in-progress screenings next week of Heartworm, a sci-fi drama film directed by Miriam Louise Arens and filmed on the Island.

At Tuesday's select board meeting, the housing committee proposed raising the lodging tax and committing the new funds to affordable housing.

Poor air quality resulting from elevated ozone levels on Martha’s Vineyard may pose a risk to sensitive groups, according to an air quality advisory released by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Friday.