War is a force that gives her meaning.In her hands, Island artist Cindy Kane held the jacket of Chris Hedges’ book. She paused over its name. “War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning,...

Growing up in a liberal community outside of Washington, D.C., Cindy Kane began her artistic life as a drawer. “I always had my hand on a pen,” she said. She is now a painter, but...

Island visitors and residents may have cut back on many extravagances as the economy slowed this summer season, but weddings were not on the list.“The economy does not seem to be affecting the...

Darryl Hunt spent 19 years and six months of his life in prison for a crime he did not commit. But he is not angry, never was.“I was never angry because I knew I was innocent,” Mr. Hunt...

Her aunt was four years old when American women won the right to vote on August 26, 1920. Today, on the 88th anniversary of women’s suffrage in this country, Maureen White will be at the...

On Saturday morning, a group of parents, instructors and friends stood on the grounds of Crow Hollow Farm in West Tisbury and watched as 40 young riders, dressed in their very best, trotted horses...

In the opening scene of The One Percent, an 80-minute expose of the wealthiest Americans, three croquet players clad all in white are filmed through the bushes of an undisclosed course....

This much is known about WIMP, the adult improvisational theatre troupe: they are funny, they like funny and they like being funny. Equally important and much less known is this: they are generous,...

Martha’s Vineyard resident Mary McConneloug, 37, will compete in her second Olympics tomorrow morning, in the women’s mountain bike race. The Chilmark cyclist is the highest ranked cross-...

Crispy vegetable tempura. The Salt and Pepper shaker. Low-fat muffins. These are the things which were not at the first Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair held in...