Understanding the relationships between the ocean and air is essential if weather forecasting in the future is to be more precise. Most living on Martha's Vineyard know the ocean keeps the Island...

Rotting beams caused the collapse of a deck which injured several people at an evening party in Chilmark last Thursday night.Chilmark building inspector Leonard Jason Jr. made a visit to the home on...

Some Things Return and Others Change as Fair Gets Underway for 142nd Time By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL Mother Nature's presence will be the best part of this year's 142nd annual Martha's Vineyard...

It is not easy raising funds for a summer signature event. Tonight's fireworks will be the biggest display Ocean Park spectators have ever seen. That is the way it is every year.Bigger and better...

Katama Association president David Finley made it clear Saturday that his association, while interested in the future of Katama Farm, is not a part of the group of aggrieved neighbors seeking to stop...

Bad communication between the bridge and the deck contributed to the ferry boat accident that nearly drowned a crew member a week ago. A top inspector with the U.S. Coast Guard, Lieut. Joshua...

Two Vineyard fishermen barely survived a boating accident south of Noman's Land on Wednesday morning. Scott Terry, 51, a West Tisbury artist and avid commercial rod and reel fisherman, has a...

A 55-year-old Steamship authority crew member is in Providence Hospital, recovering from a near-drowning suffered yesterday when a routine man-overboard drill aboard the Steamship Authority ferry...

Farmers' Lament: Quarter Inch of Rain By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL The corn is ready and the season's garden tomatoes are not too far behind. Island farmers are in the midst of their season. If one...

Vineyard Haven harbor was lit up on Saturday evening by a fully involved boat fire. Tisbury firemen and harbor masters from two towns responded to a blaze aboard a 30-foot Catalina sailboat called...