West Tisbury is starting to process homeowners for a residential tax exemption as the select board ponders if it will enact the controversial tax shift. 

Gecimar Silva, a longtime painter from Tisbury, claimed his prize at the Massachusetts Lottery headquarters in Dorchester Friday, opting to take the one-time lump sum payment of $650,000.

Steamship workers discovered Friday that the Eagle ferry’s bow thruster was leaking gear lubricant, forcing the boat to go to the shipyard for repairs.

Fine Fettle, the Vineyard's only legally-permitted cannabis producer, has stopped growing marijuana on the Island and will close its West Tisbury dispensary later this year.

The Vineyard will be treated to a pretty good meteor shower in the early hours of Sunday, May 5 and Monday, May 6.

Vineyard vacation rental companies are advising clients to consider lowering their weekly rates in response to a large number of vacancies this season.

In a recent study, Vineyard bay scallops proved resilient to a parasite that decimated scallops off New York. Researchers say that gives hope for the future of the species.

I’m out for a walk along the bluffs overlooking Vineyard Sound / To shake off the grip of premonition, of ominous threat.

Dirt, mounds of dirt, vast expanses of dirt.

I have been lucky to have lived in beautiful Katama for over 35 years.