A slew of minor incidents related to drunken driving, stolen property, vandalism and rough seas occupied Island police over the weekend. Edgartown police responded to 130 calls, an increase over the...

State and federal leaders announced this week that a project to replace the Bourne and Sagamore bridges will shift to the state level. Under a new memorandum of understanding, the U.S. Army Corps of...

An Edgartown woman is facing criminal charges of animal cruelty, after police and a Boston-based animal rescue group found 65 cats being kept in unsanitary conditions at her home. The cats were...

Summer crowds descended on Chilmark over the Fourth of July, but selectmen were pleased to learn this week that all went smoothly. “The harbor was full for the weekend. We had every slip and...

Tisbury shellfish constable Danielle Ewart had her boat loaded with 225,000 quahaugs. Fully grown, the hard-shelled clams would have weighed upwards of 40 tons. But on this particular day, the...

Amateur fireworks displays were crackling from Edgartown to Aquinnah, keeping Island police busy over the Fourth of July. “The radio was just going crazy with fireworks complaints, noise...

White picket fences are draped with bunting, roses are in bloom and flags are flying. But with the Fourth of July parade and fireworks cancelled, downtown Edgartown won’t be the same this...

William Bishop of the Edgartown police department was formally promoted to sergeant in an outdoor ceremony Wednesday at police headquarters. Sergeant Biship’s wife Grace and young daughter...

Chilmark selectmen and town officials put on their social distancing caps Tuesday, looking to tighten regulations and up enforcement in preparation for what they expect to be an influx of visitors...

Island police responded to car accidents and minor incidents over the weekend. “It’s not our typical level of busy-ness,” said Edgartown police Lieut. Chris Dolby Monday. “...