The Tisbury School is set to undergo comprehensive asbestos and lead testing next week, school and town leaders said at a joint meeting Tuesday.

Ice House was reopened to swimming at 10:30 Friday morning after test results from a Thursday sample showed that levels were safe, land bank officials confirmed.

A small cooking explosion at Vineyard Carribbean Cuisine drew a full emergency response on Tuesday afternoon, snarling traffic at Five Corners.

Built on Stilts begins today, August 8, at the historic Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs. The eclectic dance and performance festival is now in its 23rd year.

Island police responded to a series of minor mishaps over the weekend.

Summer vehicle traffic numbers from the Steamship Authority are on track to match last year’s record-breaking figures, and backups continue to snarl Island roads in July and August.

Chocolatiers, teachers and a painter were honored for their commitment to the Island at the annual Martha's Vineyard Museum Medal ceremony.

An exhibit titled And Still We Rise: Race Culture and Visual Conversations, includes more than 40 quilts and is on display at the Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center in Oak Bluffs.

Sigrid Nunez did not expect her seventh novel to have as its protagonist a writer living in New York.

Jermaine Sharpe, 29, remains in custody after allegedly attacking the operator of a landscaping truck and stealing the vehicle. He has been charged with carjacking, unarmed robbery, assault and vandalism.