With the persistent threat of tick-borne illness on the Island, including debilitating Lyme disease, this is the season for vigilance when it comes to ticks. They come in all shapes and sizes,...

Adam Moore was lost. Well, just a little lost. Back in 2015 he and Alan Rappaport were hiking along Old King’s Highway in Chilmark and became disoriented while looking for a side trail. After...

Rotted pilings, loose electrical wires and missing handicap parking signs were just a few of the items pointed out by Chilmark town leaders during their annual spring walk-around of Menemsha harbor...

Chilmark selectmen are voicing concerns about a new health insurance opt-out program for Oak Bluffs town employees. The program would offer a cash reward of $1,500 to individuals and $3,000 for...

Just over 20 years ago this week, the Island’s smallest town voted to rebrand itself. By a three-vote margin at the annual town meeting, Gay Head became Aquinnah, the area’s original...

The Island political season isn’t quite over yet. Aquinnah will call a special town meeting next month to vote on school funding requests that were left off the annual town meeting warrant due...

Two state grants totaling $71,000 will go toward the restoration of the historic Vanderhoop Homestead in Aquinnah, town leaders learned late last week. The Aquinnah Cultural Center is the recipient...

Three Island towns have taken a first step toward restricting herbicide use after years of concern over the longstanding practice of spraying beneath power lines by the utility giant Eversource. At...

The Island political season came to an end Tuesday with a three-hour annual town meeting in Aquinnah, where confusion over budget line items and missing warrant articles made for a messy evening. A...

As the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School spring sports season reaches the midway point, several teams are asserting their dominance in the league while others are recouping from hard-...