A proposal to hold a Day of the Dead-themed fundraiser for the West Tisbury Cemetery caused grave concern for the select board last week. 

The newly-completed ferry M/V Aquinnah officially joined the Steamship Authority fleet Friday, in a commissioning ceremony that drew about 150 people to the ferry terminal in Oak Bluffs.

Entrepreneur and Vineyard resident Jeff Levy plans to purchase the Vineyard Haven medical practice at the end of May, staving off a closure that would have left 1,000 patients in search of a new provider.

This year’s Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society fair poster features a rooster with plumage made of fishing lures, created by Abe Pieciak.

There are two visible planets in the evening sky and two visible in the morning sky. The planets Jupiter and Mars appear in the western sky after sunset with Jupiter being the closest to the horizon. Jupiter is brilliant and easy to find, residing in the setting zodiacal constellation Taurus. Don't wait too long. The planet sets around 10 p.m.

Mars may be your easiest find, as it is a good deal higher in the western sky. The planet is in the zodiacal constellation Cancer and doesn't set until well after midnight.

Chris Manning beat out incumbent Gary Haley by just five votes at the annual town election Thursday.

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School will embark on a search for a new principal in the coming weeks after administrators announced principal Sara Dingledy is transitioning into a new role in the public school system.

Owners Molly and Eric Glasgow announced the decision to pause their business on Thursday, saying the farmstand can’t keep up with the rising cost of farming and cheesemaking.

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Thanks to the work of Megan Shai Brown, three bills have been introduced at the State House that could increase access to lifesaving allergy medication.