June 15 presents an opportunity for residents of Martha’s Vineyard to “think globally and act locally.”

Good news, Torbi cat Flo has found her forever home. Here’s to years of love and happiness.

Every year the FAA does a comprehensive safety inspection of all commercial airports (Part 139) under its jurisdiction of which the Martha’s Vineyard Airport is one.

We can’t thank the Martha’s Vineyard community enough for the outpouring of support during National Nurses Week (May 6 to 12).

Islanders and tourists alike gathered in bars and restaurants to watch the boys in green inch one step closer to their record-setting 18th NBA championship.

Teasing is a fundamental bond for many a father and son. For comedy duo Marty and Charlie Nadler, it’s an art.

The Agricultural Hall will fill with the sound of forró music and the smell of sweet rice this Sunday for the Island’s first Brazil Fest.

The Trustees of Reservations, which manages the miles of oversand vehicle trails on Chappaquiddick, must go through another layer of review, potentially bringing more scrutiny to the controversial pastime of driving trucks and SUVs out to the pristine beaches. 

I usually start this weekly commentary with a mention of the week’s weather. It’s a life-long habit. My maternal grandmother, Nellie Armstrong, lived until I had children, well into her 90s.

Herman Melville didn’t mince words when it came to the sperm whale. With emphasis, he explained “I tell you, the sperm whale will stand no nonsense.” And it didn’t ­— since we know it as the creature that sank the whaleship Essex in the real-life tragedy that was the inspiration for Moby Dick.