The Yellow House on Edgartown’s Main street has officially changed hands, with the town taking the property by eminent domain Monday afternoon. All three selectmen signed the order of taking...

With piping plover and least tern chicks hatching on barrier beaches that rim Chappaquiddick and Edgartown, oversand vehicle access will be restricted over the next few weeks. About two miles of...

Island fire departments joined an all-out response Friday morning to a boat fire in Lake Tashmoo. Officials said there were no injuries and damage was largely contained to the boat. Tisbury fire...

With the impending retirement of longtime Edgartown fire chief Peter Shemeth, the town is starting the process of appointing a new leader for the fire department. Chief Shemeth told selectmen Monday...

The Coast Guard and Steamship Authority were kept busy with response efforts all day Saturday after the ferry Iyanough hit a jetty in the Hyannis Harbor Friday night. The high-speed ferry operates...

A New York woman was taken to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital Monday following a moped accident in Edgartown, according to police. Ashley Markowski, 29, of Halfmoon, N.Y., appeared to have a broken...

A historic pagoda tree will soon find a new home on South Summer street in Edgartown. Selectmen Monday agreed to a request from Courtney Brady to remove a shade tree at her home at 40 South Summer...

Repairs got underway this week at the Island Theatre in Oak Bluffs. “We’re watching it very closely,” town administrator Robert Whritenour told the Gazette Wednesday. He said he...

Mopeds will be available to rent again in Oak Bluffs this summer, perhaps as soon as this weekend, following a court order late last week clearing the way for three dealerships to receive licenses....

The owners of the Island Theatre in Oak Bluffs are under a strict court order to set a plan for repairs after missing a deadline this week. Speaking in stern tones, the Hon. Cornelius J. Moriarty...