Derby fishermen, Island friends and family members this week mourned the loss of Ed Jerome, the longtime president of the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby who died suddenly on...

For the second time in three months, bids to build a new town hall in Oak Bluffs have come in well above available funds, leaving town leaders scrambling for a solution. The town hall building...

Friends, co-workers and fellow Oak Bluffs firefighters have stepped up in an extraordinary show of support to help Eric Voshell, a six-year veteran of the fire department who was in a serious...

Strong northerly and easterly winds, choppy water and small craft advisories challenged anglers in the first week of the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, though the inclement...

Striking a new tone of collaboration, Oak Bluffs and Tisbury selectmen agreed this week to join forces on three initiatives: consolidating spending on human services, building inspections and zoning...

Aileen, skippered by Brian Roberts, won a windy 41st edition of the Moffett Cup Saturday. The custom Sparkman & Stevens 65-footer was best on corrected time over a course that took a fleet of 32...

You could choose your omen Sunday morning when the door opened to the weigh-in station for the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby at 8 a.m. sharp. The pessimists among us might...

If home is where the heart is, maybe that’s why Noble, a 20-something horse now at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center, always seems to find his way home. Maybe it’s because he has such...

Competitors are ready to set sail in the 41st Moffett Cup Race Saturday morning, the annual end of season competition sponsored by the Holmes Hole Sailing Association. The race, divided into two...

The reels are oiled. The rods are checked, the lures are packed into tackle boxes. At 12:01 Sunday morning, lines will sing out of reels all over the Island, as the 73rd annual Martha’s...