Little Lady, a historic vessel that has fished out of Menemsha for decades, has left its harbor.

The dead minke whale was found washed ashore on Black Point Beach in Chilmark on Sunday.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services will formally break ground Friday on construction of a new building that will include a wing named for author William Styron and his widow, poet Rose Styron, who still lives in the couple’s Vineyard Haven home.

Vineyard police chiefs said they are grappling with the Island's dearth of affordable housing, a wave of retirements and the next generation’s waning interest in policing. 

Island towns struggle to find enough police officers to fill shifts because of the high cost of housing. And the asparagus is up and the bees are back, ready to pollinate your garden.

The visual music / of daffodil and forsythia / sends out vibrations of / early spring

In response to the spokesperson demanding the ending of the Red House lease, please pause and wonder about this point of view. What good will those new “specialists” accomplish if their clients are not sober?

My 73 years on this earth have taught me three things:

1) Must remain alcohol free.

2) Must share my struggle with others in recovery,

3) Must put people before profit.

Recidivists need:

1) Compassion.

2) Non-militaristic presence.

3) Truth that support comes from within the recovery community, not jail.

Debbie Dean

Our pets of the week are again Molly and Mia, two Guinea Pigs who are looking for their forever home.

Thirty-eight years ago on the beach in front of the Coastwise Packet Co., located next to The Black Dog Tavern, a man asked me a question that completely changed the direction of my life.

The 51st annual Kid’s Trout Tournament begins at the break of daylight Saturday, May 3 at 5:30 a.m.