A special education director from New York has accepted an offer to lead the Edgartown School as its new principal next year. Shelley Einbinder-Fleischmann will succeed longtime principal John...

Tisbury selectmen considered use of town docks by commercial mariners at their regular meeting Tuesday evening, weighing whether the docks should be more regulated and whether business owners should...

A pre-dawn fire at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury Tuesday destroyed the main barn and claimed the lives of almost 90 animals. But in the days following the disaster, the Island community responded...

After more than 30 years as an Edgartown police officer, Sgt. Thomas Smith signed off Friday afternoon to applause and appreciation from his colleagues and family. About 30 people gathered outside...

Each student held a handmade sign. The youthful handwriting and marker-inked pictures of penguins, turtles and polar bears belied the gravity of their message. “Love your planet. Our life...

Dockage fees at Owen Park pier and fees for town moorings will go up in Tisbury, selectmen decided Tuesday night. Harbor master John Crocker recommended the increases during a public hearing...

  The union that includes Island Stop & Shop employees voted on Sunday to authorize a strike as part of contract negotiations with the company. Employees are still at work at the two...

With 46 suspensions on the books so far this school year, some parents are concerned about standards for student discipline at the regional high school. School administrators and the Island Parents...

When a person dies on Martha’s Vineyard, whether they are in a hospital bed, in their room at the Windemere nursing home, at the scene of an accident, outdoors or at home, whether it is 3:30 in...

Lots of things are better on ice: coffee, cocktails, Disney, Island first responders. See for yourself on Saturday when Vineyard law enforcement face Island firefighters for the third annual Police...