West Tisbury Calls Fall Special Town Meeting

West Tisbury will hold a special town meeting this fall to deal with rising costs and bylaw changes. 

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Songwriting Festival Returns

After a six-year hiatus, the Martha’s Vineyard Songwriting Festival is returning to the Island for a weekend of performances. The event takes place Sept. 20 to 21, with shows at The Strand and The Ritz in Oak Bluffs.

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Pelican Sighting Delights Birders

A brown pelican has been spotted multiple times in the last week around Lagoon Pond.

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Noelle Lambert Places Fourth at Paralympic Games

Noelle Lambert placed fourth and seventh in the long jump and 100-meter race respectively last week in Paris at the Paralympic games.

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With Eyes on Bigger Event in 2025, LadyFest Takes the Year Off

LadyFest, the annual music festival that raises money for the Island’s domestic violence prevention program, will not be returning to Oak Bluffs this year as the organizers focus on planning for 2025. 

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Revolution Wind Completes First Turbine

Revolution Wind, an offshore wind energy project located 12 miles southwest of Aquinnah, completed installation of its first wind turbine, the company announced Tuesday.  

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Getting Into the Mind of True Crime

Michael Ditchfield's upcoming true-crime novella, No Such Agency, recently won the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Writing Contest.

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Islanders Cast Their Ballots in State Primary
Addison Antonoff, Katrina Liu and Gwyn Skiles

Vineyarders cited different motivations as they cast their ballots in Tuesday's state primary. Polls are open until 8 p.m.

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Bye Bye Sun and Surf, It's Back to School Time
Addison Antonoff, Louisa Hufstader, Gwyn Skiles and Katrina Liu

Island students went back to school on Tuesday, some heading to a newly refurbished school in Tisbury, and others meeting new principals at the Edgartown, Chilmark and Oak Bluffs schools.

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New Sculpture to Honor Life of Rebecca Amos

Barney Zeitz's latest project is a metal, full-body sculpture depicting Rebecca Amos, an enslaved woman held as property of Cornelius Bassett. A memorial to Ms. Amos is part of the African American Heritage Trail.

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