While studying at Princeton University, Jay Lagemann squeezed in every art history class he could between his load of mathematics courses.

Oak Bluffs resident Charles (Adi) Uchendu was one of several Massachusetts firefighters who went to Quebec to help Canada with the out-of-control wildfires.

While treading water in the open ocean off the coast of San Diego, playwright Mona Mansour and her nephew debated the morality of war.

A veterans housing project in Oak Bluffs received select board approval Tuesday and is set to welcome bids from contractors.

The world’s fastest kitesurfer and Vineyard Haven resident Rob Douglas broke two world records earlier this month at a competition in La Palme, France.

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital welcomed staff and patients past and present Thursday to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Cancer Center — the clinic that made on-Island cancer care possible.

The proposed ban has been put to the state legislature several times in the past seven years and aims to halt the rentals in the name of safety.

On Sunday, server Casey Wells saved a life by performing the Heimlich maneuver on a choking customer at The Wharf Pub.