A superior court judge heard arguments Tuesday afternoon on both sides of a dispute between the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission and the county. The hearing saw spirited debate about the legal independence of the airport, and also whether the dispute belonged in court in the first place.

The Vineyard will experience a little piece of Jamaica on August 7 when Barrington Levy takes the stage at Dreamland in Oak Bluffs.

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Walkenstein of Edgartown and Blue Bell, Pa., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alyson Walkenstein to Stephen Bagley, MD.

Spotted pipsissewa easily earns its stripes. Providing for medical, herbal and forage needs, this potent little plant gives more than it takes.

Regardless of four-feet-tall weeds, I’m actually doing some major harvesting in the vegetable garden. I pulled up the garlic.

An arrow and a butterfly peek out of the grass at Polly Hill Arboretum. Follow that arrow, and you will come across the beginning of a story.

The Island Autism Group (IAG) is building momentum this summer before the school year begins. The organization is getting ready for its eighth annual tea at the Dr. Daniel Fisher House in Edgartown on Wednesday, July 30, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Places you could only visit in your wildest dreams were made a reality Sunday night at the Art Buchwald Possible Dreams Auction, which raised $430,000 for Martha's Vineyard Community Services.

Fernanda Barcelar and Regiuan Oliveira of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Joao Barcelar Oliveira, born on July 25 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

August is a fabulous month for bird watching on Martha’s Vineyard. The shorebirds are moving south and stop to feed on the sand flats Islandwide.