We The Females, a hip hop crew from Boston, performed and led an all-day workshop as part of Island Hop Hop's end of year jam.

At gallery openings up-Island Sunday evening, striking landscapes dominated the works. Some were familiar, others almost hallucinatory.

A grant-funded program that offers affordable transportation for seniors with medical appointments on Cape Cod may end in October if new funding cannot be found.

Betty Bootleg led a heels dance class on Wednesday morning, just one of many activities taking place during the Yard's sixth annual pride festival.

A 21-year-old Edgartown man was medically evacuated from the Island Sunday evening with a serious head injury after he rolled off the roof of a car, police said.

Two boats were destroyed in a fire at Lake Tashmoo Sunday morning at about 3:10 a.m., Tisbury fire chief John Schilling said. Both vessels, a 32-foot Pursuit and a 28-foot Cape Dory, were a total loss.

Jabberwocky campers got their yearly jubilant welcome back to the Island on Saturday morning at the Steamship Authority terminal in Vineyard Haven.

A series of thunderstorms took Islanders by surprise Saturday, dropping hail and featuring a dramatic lightning show. After a sunny, summery day, the storm swept in from the northwest.

With their school now empty, educational leaders on Cuttyhunk plan to host visiting middle school student groups who will learn about the island ecology and environment.

A good way to appreciate the Island is to leave it. Preferably by morning boat, through the links between ponds, with seasoned Vineyarders as guides.