The first potential project with a municipal employee preference will also head to town meeting floor this year, with Island Housing Trust asking if the towns are willing to help pay for a teacher housing project in West Tisbury.

Roughly 45 Vineyard workers gathered at the Edgartown School cafeteria over the weekend for the Martha’s Vineyard Builder’s Association’s first open safety training held in Portuguese. 

The Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association, which runs the FAIR plan for Bay Staters struggling to get insurance from other companies, is now allowing customers to get at least partial insurance with them for properties worth more than $1 million. 

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School building committee is narrowing down its design options for a new or renovated school.

Circuit Arts is celebrating 25 years of its March film festival. This year's showcase takes place March 26 to 30, and features 15 films, numerous panel discussions, food experiences and music.

Aimee Cotton is now facing a manslaughter charge after the young boy she was babysitting last week died at Massachusetts General Hospital.

The seventh grade boys travel basketball team won the New England Basketball Championship at Rhode Island College last weekend.

The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard is sponsoring a series of upcoming candidate forums prior to local elections.

Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce presents an evening of culinary artistry at Harbor View Hotel on March 28.

Somebody has to advocate for the natural world, I’ve always believed, since it doesn’t have a voice of its own.