The West Tisbury Library announces that masks are now optional inside the building during normal library hours.

More than 30 listeners turned out to hear Jeremy Berlin, percussionist Taurus Biskis and string player Eric Johnson play originals and jazz classics at the Edgartown Library Saturday.

An all-Island meeting set for Monday to discuss the regional high school funding formula has been postponed.

A federal judge has firmly denied a request for an injunction by a group of Steamship Authority employees seeking to overturn the boat line’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for its workers.

The two closest planets to the Earth are about to appear closest to each other on Tuesday morning. Venus and Mars, which we’ve been watching for weeks, are about to be almost close enough to talk to each other.

On Tuesday morning the two planets will be just less than four degrees apart. This is a great time to get the best of the show.

Get up early before sunrise. You’ll need a fairly clear view of the eastern sky. Venus is the easiest to spot. Take a second look for the considerably fainter Mars.

Summer reservations in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown harbors have exploded to record levels. Online reservations opened Feb. 1 in Oak Bluffs and March 1 in Edgartown.

Longtime Camp Jabberwocky counselors who volunteered their time during the camp’s July session have not been invited to return this summer.

More than 2,650 properties on Martha's Vineyard have registered as short-term rentals since the state expanded its tax levy on lodging almost three years ago.

Tisbury has set its town meeting for April 12 and its town election May 24. Nomination papers are due April 5.

The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $578,000 for the business week ending on Friday, March 4, 2022.