Trick or treat! Halloween is next Thursday, and on Martha’s Vineyard events large and small are planned around the Island for kids and adults alike.

Oak Bluffs voters will be asked to take action on some $1 million in spending requests at a special town meeting Tuesday, including one to correct a loss from a cyber scam this past August.

The town select board appointed deputy chief Stephen Foster to the permanent post Tuesday night. Mr. Foster will take the helm of the department on Dec. 21, when Chief Nelson Wirtz retires.

The Martha's Vineyard Commission has been presenting a new report on waste to Island officials, raising questions about how to reduce waste, save money and find better ways to recycle.

American flags dotted the crowd at the Edgartown courthouse on Friday, where 12 people were naturalized as American citizens.

The Martha's Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation gave $500,000 each to Martha's Vineyard Community Services and the YMCA of Martha's Vineyard.

In the coming weeks, Circuit Arts will offer a series of events for Islanders looking to celebrate Halloween. 

The heartbeat of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) rang out through a performance of the Black Brook Singers at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday.

Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard will host Camp by the Sea this month, a one-day grief camp to give children a space to process loss.

A creature that is hundreds of millions years old will make the rounds at Union Chapel this weekend for the annual Fossil Day event.