About 15 lights on the pathway surrounding the skate park in Oak Bluffs were vandalized in recent weeks, according to parks commission chair Tony Lima. 

A new equine euthanasia service on the Vineyard is being championed by Island horse owners who say gaps in care have widened over the years due to the lack of veterinarians.

Rep. Thomas Moakley, a Democrat from Falmouth, crafted legislation earlier this year that would require people driving mopeds to have a motorcycle license.

In an April 10 email to the commission, William Cumming said he is willing to replace the four retail buildings in his application with four two-story apartment buildings holding 36 dwellings. 

The first singing American robins are eagerly anticipated every spring. Ten robins were loudly and continuously singing at my house on April 4, on a day where temperatures approached 70 degrees.

This bird is no ugly duckling.

Dark gloomy, clouds have lingered overhead all but masking the sun.

They tell us there are no free rides. But, in fact, that is not true.

Sunday night's full moon, the Daffodil Moon, will be one of the smallest full moons of the year. Can you tell? We often hear stories about a large moon and it being some kind of significant event. When the moon is close, large and full it has a big impact on our changing tides. There is magic associated with a large full moon.

The $1.6 million override, proposed by the town to deal with spending increases and the need for new positions in town hall, was approved 248 to 150.