Islanders needing help with the rent during the pandemic emergency are getting some relief, thanks to a joint program begun this month with the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard and the...

West Tisbury selectmen have set June 23 at the date for the annual town meeting, which will be held this year in the Oak Bluffs Tabernacle. The town will also go to superior court seeking permission...

Building and landscaping projects stuttered back into gear for the first time in more than a month, as one and two-person crews returned to work under strict health and safety guidelines approved by...

Chilmark beaches will open on schedule this summer, but with new safety precautions including limited parking, the town beach committee decided Monday. The committee agreed to open Lucy Vincent...

Expecting a significant revenue shortfall, Chilmark selectmen unanimously voted Wednesday to institute a budget freeze of all non-essential spending for the remainder of the fiscal year. Town...

A small group of protesters gathered at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven Wednesday to speak out against state and local pandemic restrictions that have temporarily put them and others out of work....

Following a monthlong moratorium on construction and other trades, one and two-person crews will be allowed to return to work Monday under strict new guidelines approved by all six Island towns. The...

On Katama Bay, oyster farmers are still working, tending their mesh cages. But due to dramatically depressed demand, most oysters maturing this spring will not be harvested. The coronavirus pandemic...

A 33-year-old Boston woman is facing motor vehicle charges after she drove her car through a plate glass window at Edgartown Meat and Fish Monday night. The store was closed at the time and no one...

River herring have made a strong and early return to Squibnocket Pond this year, reflecting a hopeful trend statewide. Dredging efforts over the winter in the Gay Head Herring Creek are being partly...