Mobile Vaccine Bus Returns Saturday, Pop-Up Clinics Scheduled

Island health officials are ramping up their vaccination efforts, with the Covid-19 mobile vaccine bus making a return to the Island this weekend and separate pop-up clinics scheduled at two more rural locations on the Island.

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Ransomware Attack Cripples SSA IT Systems

The Steamship Authority was hit with a debilitating ransomware attack early Wednesday that reverberated across operations, crashing the website, halting vehicle reservations and crippling internal communication systems.

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Edgartown Massage Therapist Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Assault

Sebastian M. Pattavina, former owner of The Mod Spa, has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail following a series of sexual assault charges.

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Memorial Day Washout Brings Wind, Rain With Crowds

After 15 pandemic-clouded months, the skies refused to part for a hotly-anticipated Memorial Day reopening weekend, which quickly turned into a washout.

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NOAA Sets Framework to Reduce Right Whale Entanglements

A new biological opinion will require fixed gear and trap pot fisheries in the Northeast to reduce entanglements by 87 per cent over the next decade.

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Moped Crash at Seawall Sends Two to the Hospital

A moped operator was seriously injured Friday afternoon after losing control and crashing near the seawall in Oak Bluffs.

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Island Weathered Covid-19 With Unusual Patterns

An epidemiologist studying how the Vineyard has fared over the past 15 months said the low death tally is more than a statistical anomaly.

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Memorial Day Arrives, Island Throws Open Doors to Summer

Packed harbors, crowded ferries, maskless Main streets and indoor dining — after 15 months of pandemic lockdown, Martha’s Vineyard is readying for Memorial Day.

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Septic Hauler Cited for Illegally Buried Tanks

Maciel & Sons Inc. has been ordered to remove two large tanks that were found illegally buried on a property off High Point Lane in Vineyard Haven — running afoul of state environmental regulations.

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Edgartown Elects Steve Ewing Town Moderator

Edgartown voters elected a native son as town moderator in an unusual annual town election Tuesday that also saw two ballot questions on spending approved.

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