Centuries ago, the branches of cleft-leaved hawthorn trees, covered with two-inch thorns and adorned with budding white blossoms, could be seen all over the Island. Now only about 30 remain.

In a steamy greenhouse in West Tisbury, in the warm aftermath of a summertime downpour, there are leaves, mostly green with hints of red, sparsely topping a collection of spindly stems.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services will host its 46th Possible Dreams auction Sunday as the organization seeks to raise about $10 million for a complete revamp of its campus. 

Author Percival Everett, whose new book James came out earlier this year, will be at the Performing Arts Center Sunday as part of the Martha's Vineyard Author Series.

A six-foot long cape covered with gray turkey feathers sits triumphantly inside a glass box at the Aquinnah Cultural Center. It may be the first of its kind to be created in over 400 years.

For nearly a century, the Holy Ghost Society has hosted a feast and a parade in Oak Bluffs. This year’s festivities take place once again at the Portuguese American Club, with the feast on Saturday and the parade Sunday.

Federal regulators have shut down Vineyard Wind while they investigate what caused a 107-meter turbine blade to break and spill fiberglass into the ocean.

The Steamship board of governors this week learned that the chances of a new reservation system before 2026 grow increasingly remote, and it will likely require broad organizational changes across several departments. 

During his lifetime, Leo Frame has photographed iconic figures such as Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis, Miles Davis and Sly Stone. These and other images are currently part of an exhibit at the Oak Bluffs Library called Bearing Witness to Black Consciousness: Leo Frame.

Rev. Dr. Leslie D. Callahan, pastor of St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Philadelphia since 2009, leads services at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs this Sunday, July 21.