This school year, students in Melissa McNickles' second and third grade class have started reading to Molly, a great Pyrenees mix, to practice reading aloud.

Harbor Homes announced the purchase agreement last summer, but its wastewater application was denied by the town, according to the nonprofit.

The town select board appointed deputy chief Stephen Foster to the permanent post Tuesday night. Mr. Foster will take the helm of the department on Dec. 21, when Chief Nelson Wirtz retires.

At the meeting Dec. 17, voters will be asked to approve more than $8 million for library improvements.

Firefighters and police responded to the intersection of State Road and Old County Road around 4:20 p.m. for the collision.

Island tourism officials raised the prospect of better courting international visitors at a new tourism conference held in Edgartown this week. 

Faith Community Church announced this week that it has hired Joseph Lukins as pastor. He will start work this coming Sunday, Oct. 27.

Local scientists and advocates are undertaking new research and exploring new preservation efforts in an attempt to save Chilmark Pond, one of Martha’s Vineyard’s unhealthiest ponds, from harmful algal blooms.

The art of the trade will be on display with SparkMV, a new event where kids are invited to experience a variety of trade work and get their hands dirty with tools.

A new "food forest" at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School looks to enrich the area with perennial plants while also cutting down on the Island's carbon footprint.