On Thursday afternoon, Noli Taylor of Island Grown Schools gathered about 35 like-minded Islanders in the parish hall at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church to begin planning a local summer food service program for kids 18 and younger.

Of the 2,500 masters who captained whaling ships during three centuries of whaling, at least 63 were men of color, five with Martha’s Vineyard ties, Skip Finley told a rapt audience Wednesday night.

Immigrants on Martha’s Vineyard will not be targeted for deportation by local law enforcement agencies. That was one theme that emerged during a community forum Tuesday.

Each night of the week during the winter, Island churches take turns opening their doors to offer free meals and beds.

A hardy band of birders braved chilly temperatures and gusty winds for the Vineyard’s 57th annual Christmas Bird Count.

Documentary filmmaker and West Tisbury resident Angela Andersen recently screened her latest documentary, Brave New World, in Chilmark.

On Martha’s Vineyard, the hungry children are hard to see. But they’re here, hundreds of them, in every Vineyard town and school.

A music group that plays to sold-out mainland audiences every December is making its Island debut Saturday, Dec. 17.

On Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at the Old Whaling Church, the Island Community Chorus will be joined by younger voices as the Martha’s Vineyard Children’s Chorus makes its holiday debut.

In what has become a holiday tradition, the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society provided a musical feast in its annual Thanksgiving concert.