Sundays in August, Union Chapel is overflowing with Island visitors who come to give thanks for the blessing of being on this historic Island that is welcoming to all.

A whole day dedicated to me and my gang - Tuesday, August 13 is International Left Handers Day.

It began last Saturday morning with the 47th running of the Chilmark Road Race and will wrap up Sunday evening when the 162nd MV Agricultural Fair closes its doors.

It seems since Debbie has passed us, she took the humidity with her.

The nonprofit organization, Chappy Community Ferry, will provide a public presentation on Saturday, August 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Chappy Community Center about their proposal for future ownership and operation of the Chappy Ferry.

Megan Farrell, who retired from Oak Bluffs at the beginning of the summer, has accepted a one-year position as assistant superintendent of the Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools system.

A split Martha’s Vineyard Commission has ruled out holding a public hearing on an unauthorized building change at El Barco, Patrick Lyons’s new outdoor tacqueria in downtown Vineyard Haven.

The greenhouse, which has been in operation for 40 years, could end up staying at the county land on New York avenue, but the county plans to offer the property up for short-term basis after the current lease ran out in December 2023. 

Noelle Lambert, who lost her leg in a moped crash on the Vineyard in 2016, will head to the Paris Paralympics next month to compete in the 100-meter dash and long jump.

A month after its 300-foot long blade folded over and scattered debris across the region, Vineyard Wind this week said a barge would be leaving New Bedford carrying several towers and one nacelle out to the construction site for installation.