The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $99,530 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.

Bruce Eric Graham and Jennifer L. Graham purchased lot 57 on Blue Heron Drive in Gosnold from John P. Downing Jr. Trs. and John P. Downing Jr. Revocable Trust for $870,000 on Jan. 26.

Stanley Leaming was a Chilmark character in the 1930s who remains remarkable for stories of his droll donkeys and his predilection for peculiar plants.

It's a good thing I do not have seasonal affective disorder.

The nesting season is starting for great horned owls.

Anna Perry and Robert Perry, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a son, Alden Robert Perry, born on Jan. 29 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Vineyarders will have four different elections this year. The presidential primary takes place on March 5, annual town elections start in the spring, state primaries are on Sept. 3 and the general presidential election on Nov. 5.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary on Martha's Vineyard has rescheduled its new boating safety class called Suddenly in Command to Saturday, Feb. 10.

The Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council has announced its 2024 grants to support projects that improve quality of life for Island residents by promoting excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences.

Titled the Municipal Empowerment Act, the governor’s bill would allow towns to enact a new motor vehicle excise surcharge, raise the local hotel and home rental tax from its current limit of 6 per cent to 7 per cent, as well as increase the local option meals tax.