From Nov. 24 to March 31, rides on the Vineyard Transit Authority will be free. Insteading of paying $1.25 per town for a ride, passengers can hop on the Island’s bus system without paying any fares as part of the “try transit” program sponsored by the state legislature.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Saulo Cardoso Ferreira, 37, saying he is wanted by Brazilian law enforcement authorities for failing to serve a 14-year prison sentence from his 2019 rape conviction.
Eighty years ago, while World War II was raging in Europe, the military carved 683 acres out of the state forest on the Vineyard to create the United States Naval Auxiliary Facility.
Thomas Melone, who owns a home on the Vineyard and is the president of a solar energy company, filed a legal challenge to the offshore wind energy project's federal approvals in appeals court Monday.
Tax revenue from short-term rentals and hotel stays on the Vineyard reached an all-time high last year, and the first quarter of 2024 is already off to a sizzling start.
Covid-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, can all flare up as the weather cools and people head indoors, Martha's Vineyard Hospital officials said Wednesday.
The nearly $1 million in state grants awarded to Island towns last week to upgrade their wastewater systems will be a boon for planned affordable housing developments and potentially other large regional projects.
The Steamship Authority will hold two public information sessions on the Vineyard next month to show residents features of the ferry line’s new website and mobile application.
The Chilmark Community Church and the overarching United Methodist Church organization it has been part of for years are scheduled to meet with a mediator in December to discuss the dispute over the church grounds on Menemsha Crossroad.
