A recent federal court ruling in Alabama over casino rights for Indian tribes has caught the attention of both sides in the dispute between the Vineyard Wampanoag tribe and the state over casino... more
Chilmark voters rejected a large public-private improvement project at Squibnocket beach by a slim margin at the annual town meeting Monday night, instead deciding in favor of studying alternatives... more
In 1910, when the Vineyard was about to get its first A&P grocery store, three independent Vineyard Haven merchants, all grocers and grain vendors, decided to check their New England... more
The increasingly controversial public-private improvement project for Squibnocket beach is set to come before Chilmark voters at their annual town meeting Monday night.The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m... more
A two-way race for selectman is underway in Aquinnah. Incumbent selectman and board chairman Beverly Wright will be challenged for her seat by Julianne Vanderhoop. The annual town election is May 15... more
When a patient at Family Planning of Martha’s Vineyard recently needed assistance from Connect to End Violence, the Island’s only domestic violence and rape counseling center, a counselor... more
The Net Result on Thursday afternoon was a three-dimensional Spot The Differences game. The fish market looked almost exactly as it had two weeks ago, same layout, same staff behind the counters,... more
The Gay Head Light has a moving company.The Aquinnah selectmen voted this week to hire International Chimney to relocate the lighthouse, which has been much in the news due to its precarious position... more
The Chilmark selectmen sounded off this week about the decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Menemsha channel despite the town’s objections.In an April 7 letter the Corps said... more
Macky Alston leads a bit of a double life.By day he runs a media training program at Auburn Seminary in New York city for “faith leaders who speak out for justice through the media.” By... more