A contest appears to be shaping up for who will represent Martha’s Vineyard on the Steamship Authority board of governors for the next three years. Vineyard governor Marc Hanover’s term...

Nelson Bryant, a celebrated New York Times outdoor columnist and Army paratrooper who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day during World War II, died Saturday at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He...

Capt. Everett (Porky) Francis, a familiar figure on the Edgartown waterfront where he had fished nearly all his life, died Saturday after a long illness. He was 80. For 25 years he ran Capt. Porky...

Lambert’s Cove Road on the Vineyard Haven end has been closed until further notice, Tisbury town officials announced late Friday. Closed early in the week for a single day after a section...

Former President Obama and his family are now permanent homeowners on Martha’s Vineyard, after completing the purchase this week of a large home situated on nearly 30 acres in the coastal...

Frank Biondi Jr., the well-known entertainment executive who headed HBO, Viacom and Universal Studios, among other things in his career, died Nov. 25 at his home in Los Angeles, Calif. He was 74. The...

Veterans Day is today, and Islanders join others around the country in observing the national holiday. A parade begins at 10:45 this morning in Oak Bluffs. The route begins at Nancy’s...

A powerful storm brought high winds to Martha’s Vineyard Thursday, downing trees, knocking out power and forcing a day of canceled ferries. All ferry service to the two Islands was suspended...

Ferries were running again Saturday morning after a prolonged gale battered Martha’s Vineyard for three straight days. The Steamship Authority suspended all ferry service to the Island all day...

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services executive director Julie Fay will retire next year, the nonprofit announced Tuesday. Ms. Fay has been at the helm of the Island’s unique umbrella...