Aquinnah voters Tuesday night took the first step toward changing their town assessors from elected to an appointed board and agreed to spend money on improvements around the Gay Head Light.

With the crunch of an excavator’s bucket, the Woods Hole Steamship Authority terminal began the process of being reduced to a pile of rubble.

Myron Garfinkle, who has served as chairman of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission for the past three years, will not seek reappointment, setting up a change of leadership in the seven-member board.

Tisbury firefighters responded to a fire on West Chop Monday morning and found a basement filled with heavy smoke. The fire was quickly contained.

Mackenzie Condon is going to the all-state high school track meet to compete against the best of the best track athletes from across Massachusetts.

A lawsuit pits the town of Aquinnah’s efforts to improve the Gay Head Lighthouse against the rights of nearby condominium residents to enjoy their homes in peace and privacy.

Chilmark selectmen voted Tuesday to change the job description for town fire chief David Norton. Mr. Norton will now be paid a salary of $65,000; previously the chief received a $37,370 annual stipend.

After 20 cold, grueling miles through four Island towns, this year’s Martha’s Vineyard 20 Miler ended with a distinctively local twist, when a native Vineyarder crossed the finish line first.

High school basketball star Molly deBettencourt recently hit the 1,000 point mark. She has excelled since she stepped on the court as a freshman.

Former Martha's Vineyard Hospital CEO Joseph Woodin has been named chief executive officer of a community hospital in Homer, Alaska.