Candidates are making their final pitches for support in Oak Bluffs as campaigns for town selectman wind down this week.In the only contested race on the town ballot, five people are vying for two...

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will soon decide the fate of a proposed 31-acre subdivision on Pine Hill Road in West Tisbury.Last week, the commission closed a public hearing on a plan by Joe...

When he tells the story of his life, Robert Fokos begins with a solemn prologue. “I was born at the wrong time, at the wrong place,” he says in a slow, deep voice.The year was 1936 and...

Emma Young has been spreading the gospel of poetry throughout West Tisbury for years, but now she has an official pulpit.Last week, the town selectmen appointed Ms. Young to the position of poet...

A project to develop seven acres of land near downtown Edgartown will bypass a regional planning review, following a vote at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday night.The regional...

A search committee has recommended four finalists for the post of executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.The candidates, chosen from an original pool of 33, are Deborah Melino-...

The state agency that oversees airports is casting doubt on the official makeup of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission, following a vote by the Dukes County Commission early this month to...

The Oak Bluffs selectmen have canceled plans to use a town lot for a new park and ride service after neighborhood residents came out in force to oppose it.“I think you folks spoke loud and...

The Farm Institute and The Trustees of Reservations have announced plans to merge by the end of the year, with the Trustees taking the 15-year-old nonprofit teaching farm under its wing.Leaders from...

A historic mail route in West Tisbury has been set aside for special protection from future development.At a meeting late last week, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted unanimously to add...