High School Students Put Litter in Its Place

Members of a student-led initiative to eliminate litter on Martha’s Vineyard have spent nearly every Sunday since October combing streets and beaches for trash.

Ode to the Haggis and So Much More at Burns Nicht Celebration

This year marked the 32nd year the Scottish Society has celebrated the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns.

Dredging Aims to Restore Historic Herring Run

Dredging has begun at Herring Creek, the shallow run that connects Menemsha and Squibnocket Ponds, marking the final phase of a five-year project.

Tribal Attorneys Argue Forcefully for Gaming Rights in U.S. Appeals Court

The Wampanoag Tribe is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a ruling by a U.S. District Court judge who said the tribe must obtain local and state building permits before it can build a class II gaming facility.

Diving Into the Creativity of Hands on Learning

After eight weeks of preparation, Island middle school students headed to the YMCA to perform trial runs of the underwater robots they had built themselves.

Venus, Mercury and Crescent Moon

The bright planet Venus is now high in the southwestern sky after sunset and can be spotted by just about anyone with some kind of view of the night sky.

Why It Matters

The perennial mild griping about the Steamship Authority among seasonal and full-time Islanders has taken on a new, sharper tone in recent months.

As Problems Pile Up, SSA Governor Will Step Down

Amid a growing crisis of confidence among Islanders and summer travelers, the Steamship Authority this week saw a website crash and the announcement that Marc Hanover is stepping down.

Oak Bluffs Ambulance Fund Comes Under Scrutiny

For much of the past decade, the Oak Bluffs ambulance reserve fund has held hundreds of thousands of dollars for the town.

Study Finds Climate, Not Humans, Shaped Early Forestland

New findings on decades-old ecological theories about land management on the Vineyard could potentially reframe the context of modern conservation practices.

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