Empire Builders, whose worker fell and died at an Edgartown construction site in February, is being fined nearly $20,000 for failing to give the proper safety training to its employees.

As energy use on the Island continues to rise, Eversource has made strides in installing two 5-plus mile long electric transmission cables in the seabed between the Vineyard and Falmouth.

Greg Leland sued the town last week, arguing the town did not give him a proper hearing to defend himself over charges of favoritism and creating an uncomfortable work environment connected to his relationship with the lead paramedic supervisor.

Family and friends of Jorge Marcelo Yanza Riera, who died after falling at an Edgartown construction site last week, remembered him as a hard worker who had recently moved to the U.S.

Officials said that Jorge Marcelo Yanza Riera, of Fall River, was working at a home on 14 Trapps Pond Road and fell from scaffolding between 20 and 30 feet onto a walk-out basement egress area below. 

Vineyard public schools superintendent Richard Smith last week offered the Edgartown job to Kate Campbell, the current Attleboro High School principal.

Prosecutors on Friday decided to not move forward with the charges against Craig A. Daley, who had been accused of assaulting and raping a woman in 2024.

The state Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission voted late last month to adopt a 16-inch minimum size limit on the two fish, which are staples of the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.