Amid heightened concern from Island residents about summer vehicle congestion and the proposed Woods Hole terminal plans, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission hosted a wide-ranging discussion with...

For the first time ever on Thursday, a Vineyard school bus made a stop at 801 State Road in Aquinnah. Out walked 12-year-old Laina Benoit, backpack and smiles in tow, ready to cut the ribbon on the...

This weekend the Community Baptist Church of Gay Head will celebrate its 325th anniversary. Planned festivities include a performance by the Black Rock drummers, communal singalongs, dances,...

An exchange of correspondence has begun between Aquinnah selectmen and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) over the tribe’s planned class II gambling facility in the town. In early...

Taxi meters are coming to Edgartown for at least one company. After a brief public hearing on Monday, the Edgartown selectmen voted unanimously on a proposed amendment to town taxi regulation that...

About 30 people gathered at the Edgartown Park and Ride on a rainy Saturday morning for the 11th annual Walk to End Domestic Violence. CONNECT to End Violence, the Island’s domestic violence...

As debate heats up over ballot Question 1, which asks Massachusetts voters to adopt a law that would limit patient/nurse ratios in hospitals and other care facilities, leaders at the Martha’s...

It’s an even-numbered year and midterm election season has arrived in Dukes County as well as around the country. The deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 6 election is next Wednesday,...

Spurred by a recent collapse in the Atlantic herring stock, the New England Fishery Management Council voted last week to limit both the scope and size of the commercial herring catch for the next...

Bonsai, the term for traditional Japanese miniature trees, can come in many forms. On Martha’s Vineyard, so, too, can their owners. Every third Tuesday of the month, a forest of them as varied...