The gibbous moon will appear near the bright red planet Mars tomorrow night. A third celestial object is the bright star Spica, the principal star in the zodiacal constellation Virgo.

For those of us out looking at fireworks tonight, the first quarter moon will be fairly high in the southwestern sky.  The moon is in Virgo. It takes the moon more than three days to move through this giant zodiacal constellation. The moon is spending the weekend in Virgo.

Robert Brustein was honored on Sunday for his long career in the theatre. Mr. Brustein is a playwright, director, teacher and mentor who founded both the Yale Repertory Theatre and the American Repertory Theater.

On a hazy, warm Monday morning in June, the Edgartown harbor master pulls into his parking spot adjacent to his office on Morse street in Edgartown. Charlie Blair has barely parked his battered blue Suburban before he jumps out and asks: “What kind of shape are we in?”

It might not be obvious, but right from the start in 1950, the Steamship Authority has followed fairly clear lines of thought when it comes to naming ferries and freight boats.

The Vineyard Gazette’s special coverage of coastal erosion last summer has won a first-place award for best investigative or in-depth story or series from the National Newspaper Association.

The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks snapped a six-game losing streak Tuesday in an away contest against the Worcester Bravehearts, but fell 5-1 to the league-leading Brockton Rox on returning to their home field the next night.

An air of satisfaction prevails at the animal shelter these days due to the outstanding success of the garden party last Monday.

A year has passed since Richard and Jennifer Schifter took a plunge into the Vineyard unknown and moved their 8,000-square-foot house away from an eroding Chappaquiddick bluff.

Looking back at the complex project this month, parties involved pronounce the project a success.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $277,872.53 for the business week ending on Friday, June 27, 2014. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.

The Grey Barn Farm in Chilmark started with just three cows. Now there are 25 Dutch Belted ladies grazing the fields, as well as pigs and chickens.