It has been more than 40 years since the publication of the book The Archaeology of Martha’s Vineyard, which identified a long, rich history of human habitation stretching back at...

It seems, on its face, a ludicrous mismatch. On the one side, the legal might of the United States Coast Guard and Department of the Interior, and on the other a small bunch of...

At about 10:30 on Tuesday morning, on a fire trail deep in the state forest in West Tisbury, a small group of people gathered to talk about one of the innumerable achievements of the...

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is facing a concerted push from at least two of the big down-Island towns to amend its processes for considering developments of regional impact (...

Bob Wheeler’s voice shook with emotion as he spoke of his reasons for stepping down from the board of the Island Affordable Housing Fund. Mr. Wheeler, on the eve of his departure...

Eight months from now, the Vineyard could finally be able to boast its first significant, working, zero-carbon energy project. And the power will come not from wind but from the sun.By the start of...

Fred LaPiana is just one of an unknown number of people who cannot get service from Martha’s Vineyard’s monopoly cable television provider, Comcast. But as Tisbury’s...

Tisbury property taxes will be sharply higher in 2011, largely due to falling property values and the extra expense of the town’s new emergency services building.For fiscal year 2011,...

Grand Opening Vineyard KnitWorks is having a Grand Opening Day this Sunday, Nov. 21, with refreshments and door prizes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its new retail shop at 10 State Road,...

Security for prisoners on work release programs from the Edgartown house of correction is likely to be tightened up following an incident this week in which a prisoner caught a bus to...