Thirty years have passed since dozens of Islanders traveled to New Hampshire to disassemble an old dairy barn. Six months later, the community came together to build what is now the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury.  

The sounds of sanding, drilling and excavating provided the background for the first annual SparkMV gathering Saturday afternoon at the Agricultural Hall.

The U.S. Postal Service dedicated a new stamp to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital this week to thank staff for their dedication to the Island.

This school year, students in Melissa McNickles' second and third grade class have started reading to Molly, a great Pyrenees mix, to practice reading aloud.

Island tourism officials raised the prospect of better courting international visitors at a new tourism conference held in Edgartown this week. 

Local scientists and advocates are undertaking new research and exploring new preservation efforts in an attempt to save Chilmark Pond, one of Martha’s Vineyard’s unhealthiest ponds, from harmful algal blooms.

A new "food forest" at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School looks to enrich the area with perennial plants while also cutting down on the Island's carbon footprint.

The art of the trade will be on display with SparkMV, a new event where kids are invited to experience a variety of trade work and get their hands dirty with tools.

Native plant integration is a large part of climate change resilience, and environmental groups on the Island are trying to educate the public about what they can do to help.