I am a lifelong consumer of national news. One thing that always holds my interest is weather events around the globe.

Former Oak Bluffs police officer and Rhode Island state police detective Jared Andrews is joining the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School staff as director of the student affairs office, overseeing the school’s counseling department.

After nearly four decades in the military and law enforcement, Edgartown police Chief Bruce McNamee plans to retire at the end of September. 

Sy Montgomery has always felt more at home with animals than people. And as the author of three dozen books on animals ranging from hummingbirds to orangutans, animals clearly feel at home with her, too.

Author Victoria Wright compares confronting her internal bully to that of a caterpillar folding completely within itself and decomposing inside its cocoon in order to be born again as a radiant butterfly.

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Clarence B. Jones, a former advisor and close friend of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., talked about his work with the civil rights leader at the 18th Annual Della Hardman Day this weekend.

Men from across the Island Saturday stood atop the Vineyard Haven seawall as part of an annual traditional to raise awareness around domestic and sexual violence. 

At Vineyard House’s annual Water Tasting fundraiser, guests were immediately reminded of what was at stake as they drove in to the gala Thursday evening.

I was somewhat dismayed Monday evening of last week. I had just left the Radio Farm stage after singing and playing my acoustic guitar.