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...

The freight ferry Katama went out for repairs in Woods Hole Saturday afternoon and later returned to service. The problem was a failed cooling pump, Steamship Authority general manager Bob Davis...

The Steamship Authority port captain has resigned, boat line general manager Robert Davis confirmed this week. Capt. Greg Gifford, 64, who has served as port captain since 2004, will retire next...

Bowing to public pressure, Steamship Authority governors voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to immediately seek a top-to-bottom independent outside review of boat line operations. The vote came at...

Steamship Authority governors meet on the Vineyard today to decide on an operations improvement plan that may or may not involve hiring an outside consultant. The monthly meeting will be held at the...

Amid growing uproar over the problems that continue to plague the Steamship Authority, the boat line’s monthly meeting next week has been switched to the Vineyard as governors take up the...

In the first four months of 2018, the Steamship Authority had 549 ferries cancelled because of mechanical problems, more than triple the number of ferry breakdowns in the four previous years combined...

Frustrated travelers and disruptions in service were again the story for the problem-plagued Steamship Authority over the weekend and into Monday, as the ferry Martha’s Vineyard continued to...

The freight ferry Katama went out of service late Tuesday and stayed out through much of Wednesday due to a failed generator. Steamship Authority general manager Bob Davis said Wednesday morning...