The board, which had pondered issuing a moratorium on artificial playing surfaces for nearly two years, said its decision was done to protect water quality from harmful and long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS.

The migrants that were dropped off at the Vineyard airport in a political move orchestrated by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 have taken a critical step toward being able to stay in the country.

On Monday, an attorney who has been helping the Venezuelan asylum seekers said some migrants have begun receiving bona fide determinations from the United State Citizenship and Immigration Services on their applications for visas, allowing them to seek employment and protecting them in the long immigration process.

Since 2022, Eversource has been telling customers on the Vineyard that the utility company cannot take on any solar projects larger than 15 kilowatts — and in some instances 25 kilowatts — while it plans to beef up a Falmouth substation that services the Island.

The Edgartown select board Tuesday approved Carlos Teles' liquor license for a new restaurant at the former Sharky's Cantina location.

Developer Robert Sawyer has withdrawn his proposal to demolish a historic home and build an apartment building just days after the project was initially reviewed by the Martha's Vineyard Commission.

A Dukes County Superior Court judge reduced the bail this week for John Rose, who is accused of videotaping a woman without her consent.

An Oak Bluffs man is facing numerous charges after police say he rammed a police car and drove off the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority pier in an attempt to evade arrest.