The adoption new of the week is that the torbie kittens, Pippin and Meryl, have and adoption pending where they will be able to spend their lives together. Fingers crossed for this wonderful holiday present for all.

The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.

Honestly, no one can ever figure out Vineyard weather. Last week, it was down right chilly and certainly seasonal.

A projected borrowing request for more than $8 million to overhaul and expand the Vineyard Haven Public Library has been trimmed to $4.8 million after contractors’ bids were finalized this month.

The Steamship Authority this week sold off the M/V Gay Head, just days before the M/V Barnstable is set to make its first trip to Nantucket.

Audiences will be thrown into the world of The Princess Bride and Star Wars for the production of Space Princess Wars, performed by the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School.

Craig A. Daley, who has worked as a corrections officer at the sheriff’s office, pleaded not guilty to assault and battery on a household or family member and rape in Edgartown District Court on Monday and was ordered held without bail. 

Island Grown Initiative announced Friday that co-executive director Michelle Gittlen will leave the food and agriculture nonprofit in April, 2025, one year after she stepped into the shared leadership position.

Winter sports are back in action at the high school as the Vineyard’s student athletes ramp up for basketball, hockey, indoor track, wrestling and swimming.

Downtown Vineyard Haven’s monthly First Friday event ballooned into a three-day Christmas party over the weekend, complete with two tree lightings and two visits from Santa Claus.