Emily deBettencourt was named Oak Bluffs harbor master Tuesday night, with a unanimous vote by the select board.

Voting ends April 1 for the Vineyard Gazette Media Group’s 2023 Best of the Vineyard Awards.

Andrew Nutton began sailing when he was three years old living in England. Now, after 30 years as a sailing coach, he has been named executive director of Sail MV.

Three candidates vying for two select board seats in Oak Bluffs took part in a candidate’s forum at the Portuguese American Club Monday, fielding questions about town wastewater management, last call at bars and affordable housing initiatives.

Governor Maura Healey signed into law a $388.7 million supplemental budget Wednesday that also contained a provision to allow local governments to continue holding remote and hybrid meetings into 2025.

Volunteers are invited to plant 20,000 beach grass stems at Lobsterville Beach on April 15.

On Sunday, April 2, the Edgartown Firemen's Association will hold an Open House at the fire station from 12 to 4 p.m.

On Thursday, March 30 the Great Pond Foundation will hold a discussion about cyanobacteria in the coastal ponds of Martha's Vineyard.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission voted to award two new agricultural leases on Monday, putting active farmers back on the land at Quenomica Preserve North and at Tea Lane Farm.

The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust will be upgrading their infrastructure for the 2023 season, thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Martha’s Vineyard Bank to purchase a flash freezer.