A three-car accident Saturday evening forced the temporary closure of the Lagoon Pond drawbridge and sent two people to the hospital with minor injuries. Tisbury police Lieut. Eerik Meisner said the...

Island men stood tall on the Beach Road sea wall in Vineyard Haven Saturday morning for the seventh annual demonstration against domestic violence. “The seawall is here to protect the Island...

Citing safety issues and economic concerns, property owners along Beach Road have dug in their heels to oppose a state improvement plan for the busy roadway, and are asking the Tisbury selectmen to...

A $15,000 state grant will go to the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation to replace two undersized culverts on the brook in Chilmark and improve water flow for sensitive fish species in the coldwater...

John Kerry came to the Oak Bluffs Tabernacle Saturday night with a message of optimism about the future of the country. “I’m convinced that one of the great things about our nation is...

A dredge, a crane, a municipal agreement that crosses town boundaries and two nesting piping plovers with their own set of boundaries: an emergency effort to dredge the channel at Lake Tashmoo this...

A heat wave and Fourth of July crowds have resulted in a flurry of medical issues that kept Island emergency responders busy this week. “The weather has hit people hard no question about it,...

In its 18th year, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival is still finding ways to push boundaries. “We’re really trying to figure out how to challenge our patrons and ourselves,...

By 6:30 a.m. on Independence Day, some Vineyarders were cycling uphill on North Road, already sweating in the morning heat. The temperature reached 70 degrees before seven. Jack Hills started the...

As the nation’s birthday nears, on Sunday the congregation at the Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs reflected on what it was like to live in America 50 years ago. Lawrence O’Donnell, the MSNBC...