Thomas Moakley will be sworn in to his new position in January, taking the mantle from Dylan Fernandes to represent the Vineyard at the State House. 

Tisbury’s transfer station for refuse and recycling, known in town as the local drop-off or LDO, is opening later on weekdays beginning in December.

During most of the 1970s it was a Vineyard ritual. Many of us spent Thanksgiving day with family and friends. Then Saturday came along and it was off to the horse races.

A documentary about the Island Cup football game will be shown on NESN Monday and Tuesday. The footage comes from the leadup to the 2018 and 2019 Island Cup games from both Island perspectives.

Mary Bernadette Budginer-Cormie, along with her husband Leigh Paul Cormie, filed a lawsuit with the state Land Court earlier this month, seeking a reevaluation of the zoning’s board denial of her previous appeal on 97 Spring street. 

Federal fishing regulators are considering new ways to help revive the striped bass population after new estimates show the species remains overfished. 

At its meeting Tuesday, Tuesday, the planning board recommended that the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank create a five- to six-foot-wide dirt path within the public right of way, with minimum clearing of trees in the area. 

Donald Trump, who has long railed against wind turbines, threatened to halt the industry on “day one” of his presidency throughout his campaign, raising concerns for advocates who feel wind energy is a major factor in meeting state and federal climate goals.

Percival Everett won the National Book Award for his novel James, a retelling of the Mark Twain novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the slave, Jim’s, perspective.

As I write this on Tuesday evening, I’m hopeful that the weather forecast actually comes true on Thursday.