During his first year as executive director of Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, Tom Hallahan got a call from an Island resident with an unusual request. The man’s septic system had backed up...

The Island Housing Trust has announced an ambitious plan to create 100 new affordable housing units on the Vineyard by the end of 2020. The new plan was unveiled at the trust’s sixth annual...

An Army Corps of Engineers project to dredge Menemsha Channel will enter its third season in the fall with a new contractor at the helm. H&L Dredging of Bay Shores, N.Y., will take over from J-...

After a summer of delays, painting got underway at the Island Theatre early Wednesday morning. At their meeting Tuesday night the Oak Bluffs selectmen agreed to close the sidewalk around the theatre...

The historic Fresnel lens that once sat atop the Gay Head Light will not be moved to Aquinnah, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum confirmed this week. Aquinnah resident Michael Stutz initiated...

Two leading journalists took a break from covering Donald Trump last week and spoke candidly about covering a White House that appears to operate more like a reality TV show than a seat of governance...

Jeffrey L. Madison, an attorney, a former longtime selectman and leader of the Wampanpoag Tribe, was appointed as the new Aquinnah town administrator Friday. Selectmen voted unanimously to appoint...

A small herbarium at Polly Hill Arboretum has grown exponentially in the last 10 years, helping researchers understand Island ecology and monitor climate change, which has already left its mark on...

Crowds flocked to the 60th annual Friends of the West Tisbury Library book sale last weekend, and many who attended returned home to stock up their shelves for another year. Library director Beth...

Aquinnah health agent Julie Sierputowsky has resigned after several years on the job, leaving the town with another key position to fill following the resignation of town administrator Adam Wilson...