Buried deep within the woods of the Manuel Correllus State Forest is a statue of Booming Ben, the world’s final heath hen. Once common all along the eastern seaboard, the species was hunted to...

A redesigned Meeting House Place subdivision plan is set to go before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for a public hearing Thursday evening, after concerns about the Edgartown development...

In 1858, with the issue of slavery cutting through an already divided nation, Abraham Lincoln stood in the state capitol building in Springfield, Ill. and gave the speech that launched his national...

A team of munitions surveyors from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed the discovery of a World War II-vintage Curtiss SB2C-4E Helldiver buried off the western shore of Chappaquiddick...

A disemboweled deer fawn carcass was found late last week near the Edgartown Water Company station at Wintucket, further confirming the presence of a coyote on Martha’s Vineyard. The picture...

Air traffic was up and detected levels of PFAS were down in and around the Martha’s Vineyard Airport in July, as commissioners heard reports on both at their meeting last Thursday. Ron Myrick...

Fifty years ago, Creedence Clearwater Revival was set to headline Woodstock. One of the few already successful bands chosen to perform at the concert, CCR was given a primetime, nine o’clock...

A Jan. 1, 2020 construction start date for the first phase of Vineyard Wind’s project to build an 84-turbine offshore wind farm south of Martha’s Vineyard is now in serious jeopardy after...

The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks’ first season in the NECBL came to a close last night, with the Keene Swamp Bats defeating the boys in purple 4-2 to take home the league championship. The...

Construction on Vineyard Wind, a massive plan to build 84 wind turbines 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, is slated to begin by Jan. 1, but regulatory snags on two different fronts have...