Vineyard Montessori and Falmouth Academy both confirmed a large, unprecedented number of applications this year, including from out-of-state residents planning to relocate.

The up-Island school committee this week weighed proposals to allow in-person learning for younger students in its reopening plan, although no final decision was made.

Chilmark selectmen discussed potentially regulating political signs on town property.

Protesters flocked to Five Corners in Vineyard Haven on Monday afternoon to show support for the United States Postal Service and its workers

This fall, retired professor Philip Weinstein will lead readers through four novels by Toni Morrison and Ulysses by James Joyce.

On Thursday evening, for its fourth and final event, the series turned its focus to the Black Lives Matter movement, bringing the national conversation to the Island stage.

The morning vigils are just one piece of a larger picture of social activism.

Two minor Oak Bluffs waterfront scares prompted a flurry of public safety vehicles near Big Bridge on Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Slough Farm in Edgartown has joined the ranks of the food equity network this summer.

A major gift from an anonymous donor was announced this week by the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society, providing a boost for the venerable society in this summer of need.