At sundown Wednesday the gingerbread houses of the Camp Ground will glow with the light of thousands of lanterns, part of a summertime tradition in Oak Bluffs that dates to the late 19th century....

An Island man is being held in the Edgartown house of correction following his arraignment on heroin charges in connection with a fatal overdose. Sean M. Geddis, 25, who has a postal address in...

Ice House Pond reopened to swimming Tuesday morning after being closed due to high bacteria counts. The remote kettle pond and popular freshwater swimming hole off Lambert’s Cove Road in West...

A $10 million-plus repaving and reconstruction project on the main runway at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport is on track to begin in the fall, following the award of a major federal grant this...

Voters in West Tisbury agreed to change the tax collector from an elected to an appointed position in a single-question special town election Thursday. The change was approved 123-13. Turnout was...

Unsecured gear became loose and hit an emergency stop button, causing the Rhode Island Fast Ferry to lose power as she left Oak Bluffs early Sunday afternoon, company owner Charles Donadio said. The...

Flags went up early Monday as the Island joined the rest of the country in celebrating Memorial Day. A parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Vineyard Haven, ending at the Oak...

The fast ferry Ava Pearl was on her way home to Rhode Island early Sunday evening following an afternoon incident when she lost power and was towed to Vineyard Haven with 75 passengers aboard....

Martha’s Vineyard hospital board chairman Timothy Sweet has stepped down as a trustee, the hospital announced Friday morning. “I personally want to thank Tim for his 21 years of service...

In a major step for the only Island-based partnership in the race to develop offshore wind, Vineyard Wind won the right this week to negotiate a 20-year state contract to build an 800-megawatt wind...