A simmering dispute between the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank and devoted users of one of its properties has come to a head this fall with the land bank’s plan to fence off a large field at...

Oak Bluffs police and Island schools are warning parents to take a close look at their children’s Halloween candy after an Oak Bluffs child found a prescription pill in her trick or treat pail...

An unidentified woman was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Tuesday after being hit by a car in Vineyard Haven, according to state police. State police trooper Robert Branca said the...

Island boards of health and a nonprofit partner are rolling out a new program to help hunters donate and process venison on the Island, part of an initiative to reduce the deer herd and cases of tick...

An Edgartown man is being held on $100,000 bail following a Monday arrest for allegedly trafficking in fentanyl, a deadly narcotic that is used as a substitute for heroin. Alex Carlson, 30, was...

A Blackstone man charged with rape and indecent assault and battery was placed on three years of probation Monday, the day a jury trial was slated to begin in Dukes County superior court. William M...

The Vineyard Transit Authority has received a $1.2 million federal grant to move forward with a project to add electric buses to its fleet. The competitive grant from the Federal Transit Authority...

Oak Bluffs firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a house off New York avenue Friday afternoon. Firefighters from Edgartown and Tisbury joined the response to the house fire on Chickawaukee...

Albert O. Fischer 3rd returns again and again to take pictures of Keith Farm in Chilmark. His father managed the farm for 50 years, and Mr. Fischer said when he looks through the lens of his camera,...

A long-running dredging project is back underway at Menemsha Channel with a new company at the helm. The green and white dredge Scrod II and other equipment has been on site in Menemsha as H&L...