An incumbent running on his 24-year record of service to the town will face off against a political newcomer promising change in a two-way selectmen race at next week’s Edgartown election.

A growing budget, a lengthy agenda featuring nearly $6 million in budget overrides and the end of an era await Edgartown voters when they gather next week for special and annual town meetings.

Three candidates are running for two open seats on the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen this year, each with a distinct vision for what they hope to accomplish in the coming three-year term.

The ferry Island Home made her way down Vineyard Sound from Fairhaven and into the Vineyard Haven harbor Thursday afternoon, signaling a possible return to normalcy for the Steamship Authority.

I am writing in response to the recent Edgartown board of health’s move to add fluoride to our municipal water supply.

On April 12, the voters of Edgar town will decide whether to follow the advice of the town board of health on a very important issue.

This year’s West Tisbury warrant seeks your approval of $19.8 million in appropriations.

While there are no contested offices in this year’s annual town election, the town of West Tisbury will — for the first time in 14 years — need to turn to its voters to pass a Proposition 2 1/2 override question in order to support the budget for the coming fiscal year.

A single male heath hen, almost certainly the sole survivor of its species in the whole world, showed itself this week.

The preservationist in me wants to renovate and add to the existing Tisbury School, but the facts do not support the notion.