In the late winter I seeded several packages of perennial flowers.

No one likes to be underestimated, least of all a celestial giant.

Navigator Homes of Martha’s Vineyard announced Tuesday it has been approved for $44.5 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop its proposed skilled nursing home in Edgartown.

At a Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission Meeting on Monday, commissioners and staff raised concerns over some provisions of the Dukes County Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

A Chilmark man who was arrested last summer on charges of child rape, statutory rape and indecent assault and battery was sentenced Thursday to a year in the Dukes County House of Corrections

Two retired Island school administrators have returned to the Martha's Vineyard public school system as assistant superintendents, reporting to superintendent Richie Smith beginning this week.

A medical malpractice case is one of three potential jury trials topping the docket this month as the Dukes County Superior Court begins its fall session.

Edgartown is well on its way to becoming a state-recognized “green community,” thanks to the work of the energy committee chaired by Alan Straher.

Bill Chapman, Edgartown water supervisor, is always sprinting to stay ahead of the pipes.

The call went out, there’s been a sighting, / A world class bird, her name, Soo Whiting.