Daniel (Shark) Sharkovitz taught English and literature at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School for 38 years. He retired two years ago, and then became a student of writing himself.

I am rummaging around in my past in Tallahassee, Fla., here for a memorial service for Ned Stuckey-French, a former professor and friend who died too young.

Vineyard elementary schools scored well across the board on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), earning marks well above the state average. Science continues to be a standout.

On Sunday evening Tony Shalhoub won an Emmy award for best supporting actor in a comedy series for his role in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

In 2015, the Yard invited Ronald K. Brown and his company Evidence to perform on the Vineyard.

Reached by phone at his outpost on Chappaquiddick, or "Barbecue Central" as Steven Raichlen calls it, the prolific writer and barbecue expert admitted to being a bit shaky on just how many books he has written.

Gary Shteyngart will take part in a panel on transformative friendships in fiction.

In 2009 Victoria Campbell's film House of Bones premiered at the Tabernacle. The documentary positions the family home on West Chop as a lens into her family and a way of life.

At the beginning of the girls tennis season this spring, coach Chris Scott emphasized that the team was focusing on one match at a time, and not giving any thoughts to post-season play.

The Vineyard girls tennis team secured its fifth straight state championship with a dramatic 3-2 win against Winchester High School. The team got a big homecoming welcome, Island-style, coming off the ferry.