• An employee loads rings on the inside track.
    An employee loads rings on the inside track.
    Ray Ewing
  • Riders of all ages enjoy the carousel.
    Riders of all ages enjoy the carousel.
    Ray Ewing
  • It's all about reaching for that ring!
    It's all about reaching for that ring!
    Ray Ewing
  • Parents watch on as little ones ride the horses.
    Parents watch on as little ones ride the horses.
    Ray Ewing
  • Time spins on and the memories remain.
    Time spins on and the memories remain.
    Ray Ewing
  • The antique horses are diligently maintained by the Trust.
    The antique horses are diligently maintained by the Trust.
    Ray Ewing
  • Birthday celebrations took place at the carousel and the Union Chapel.
    Birthday celebrations took place at the carousel and the Union Chapel.
    Ray Ewing
  • Classic colors and tunes are synonymous with summer.
    Classic colors and tunes are synonymous with summer.
    Ray Ewing
  • The joy of getting the brass ring never gets old.
    The joy of getting the brass ring never gets old.
    Ray Ewing
  • There's always the hope for a free ride.
    There's always the hope for a free ride.
    Ray Ewing
  • Leilani and Denine Ngoyi enjoy the ride together.
    Leilani and Denine Ngoyi enjoy the ride together.
    Ray Ewing
  • Ondine Hitchen and Sofia Fisher enjoying a shift together behind the ticket counter.
    Ondine Hitchen and Sofia Fisher enjoying a shift together behind the ticket counter.
    Ray Ewing
  • Kaylee Alexander is a winner.
    Kaylee Alexander is a winner.
    Ray Ewing
  • The rings patiently wait their turn.
    The rings patiently wait their turn.
    Ray Ewing
  • Flying Horses staff sing Happy Birthday to the carousel.
    Flying Horses staff sing Happy Birthday to the carousel.
    Ray Ewing
  • Excited visitors enter each morning.
    Excited visitors enter each morning.
    Ray Ewing
The Flying Horses turned 150 years this year and held a birthday party last weekend. But every day has been a celebration for the carousel and its 20 hand-carved wooden horses.
Michael Ellis and his six-year-old son Nolan remain in critical condition and are in induced comas after they were injured in a crash along the bike path in Oak Bluffs last week.
A father and his young son were flown to a Boston trauma center with life-threatening injuries Thursday after they collided with a pick-up truck while on an electric bike, according to police. 
Giordana Mladovic and Nikola Stalovic, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Nina Stalovic, born on July 18 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Nibyan Peres and Jonathan Peres, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a son, Dylan Alves Peres, born on June 16 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Emily Lukins and Joseph Lukins, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Lydia Remington Lukins, born on June 20 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Christine Perez McGhee, of Oak Bluffs, died on July 22, in the community she loved. She was 98 years old.
Tanya Stum, resident of Oakland, Calif. and Oak Bluffs, died on Jan. 27 2026 at the age of 59 after a valiant battle with resurgent stage IV cancer.