Two candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for county register of probate in the state primary a week from Tuesday.

A contested Democratic primary race for the county clerk of courts seat has been heating up all summer and is now set to be decided in another week.

A candlelight vigil is planned for next Friday on the Vineyard as part of an effort to draw attention to the opioid epidemic for International Overdose Awareness Day.

The new play Chilmark will be a different experience for the audience, where parts of the play are communicated only in sign language.

At a discussion organized by the Advancement Project, panelists noted that the event fell on the fourth anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager fatally shot during a confrontation with a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo.

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.

The dilapidated Island Theater was on a few minds during the annual summer taxpayers meeting hosted by the Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday night.

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

Hinckley’s Lumber, the landmark commercial property on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven, has been sold to an Aquinnah real estate investor for $2.3 million.

Edgartown selectmen heard an update on plans for a major construction project at the Edgartown Yacht Club Monday.