In a year that has been marred by an unprecedented string of problems on the Vineyard route, the Steamship Authority is poised to hire an outside consultant to conduct a comprehensive review of...

Seven passengers were briefly trapped in an elevator about the ferry Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday. According to a statement from SSA general manager Robert Davis, the incident occurred at about...

A Cape Cod Times reporter has been hired as communications director for the Steamship Authority, the boat line announced in a press release Wednesday. Sean F. Driscoll was selected to fill the new...

The Chilmark home rented by President Obama and his family for a 2013 family vacation sold June 1 for $15 million. The home on Snail Road owned by David and Patty Schulte of Chicago and Chilmark had...

Edgartown selectmen have agreed to allow political floats in the town’s Fourth of July parade this year, a deviation from longstanding tradition. Two of the four candidates running for Dukes...

On Monday night in the reality television world, all eyes were on the new Bachelorette contestant, Becca Kufrin, who was looking for love after having her heart broken two months ago on national...

Legendary Nantucket football coach Vito Capizzo, who led the Whalers in decades of Island Cup rivalry games against the Vineyard, died May 17. He was 78. His death was announced on Facebook by his...

With the arrival of nesting shorebirds, Cape Pogue Wildlife Refuge and most of the other barrier beaches on Chappaquiddick will be closed to over-sand vehicles starting next week. All of Cape Pogue...

A state board that investigates complaints against attorneys is recommending a one-month suspension for a Martha’s Vineyard prosecutor, after a finding that she abused her prosecutorial power...

Oak Bluffs police officer James Hagerty has been named the new Edgartown town administrator. Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to offer Mr. Hagerty the job after interviewing four candidates. He...