In the late 1800s a genetic trait in the mostly insulated community of Chilmark resulted in an unusually high number of deaf people living there. At the time, one in 25 residents of the town were...

Contract talks between the company that hires drivers for the Vineyard Transit Authority and the union that represents them are set to begin next month after a three-year legal battle over the vote...

The dilapidated Island Theater building was on a few minds during the annual summer taxpayers meeting hosted by the oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday night. One resident questioned selectmen about the...

An overflow crowd turned out Monday, August 13, to hear four accomplished African-American women, including former senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett, discuss the role of black women in...

A standing room only crowd packed the Strand Theatre in Oak Bluffs to hear a panel discussion on progress in the racial justice movement. The annual discussion on Martha’s Vineyard was...

Hinckley’s Lumber, the landmark commercial property on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven, has been sold to an Aquinnah real estate investor. The Larkin B. Reeves Family Trust bought the land and...

Edgartown selectmen heard an update on plans for a construction project at the Edgartown Yacht Club, discussed problems with dogs on Fuller street beach and heard concerns about traffic problems on...

What began as the protest of one woman burgeoned into a demonstration at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven Thursday evening, when about 40 people gathered to express frustration at the Island opioid...

A sign just outside the door of the Chilmark Chandlery says the store is open in late afternoon and other inconvenient times. On a muggy day on the after side of 3 p.m., Everett Poole ambles up the...

Thirty-five years ago, radio station WMVY went on the air from a tiny suite of studios here on Martha’s Vineyard. It was May of 1983 and Jeff Damon had just moved to the Island. He was a...