The loud crunch of a claw excavator cutting into a roof line was in the air Tuesday morning as demolition of the former Hinckley’s lumber yard began.

Bundled to the chins, Islanders and visitors alike flocked to Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary in Edgartown Friday for the 38th annual fall festival.

Following a defeat by voters in the ballot box last week, Oak Bluffs leaders said this week they are uncertain about the next steps for the new town hall building project.

Suzan Bellincampi has been collecting tales and now she has collected them into The Nature of Martha’s Vineyard, illustrated with photos from Gazette photographer Timothy Johnson.

An environmental engineering firm has submitted a preliminary plan to the town of Oak Bluffs for fixing an enormous puddle that spans County Road.

An internal investigation that resulted in the dismissal last week of a longtime Oak Bluffs detective reveals that kilograms of cocaine had been delivered to a tenant in his Falmouth home.

At a special election Thursday, Oak Bluffs voters defeated a debt exclusion question for an additional $1.3 million to build a new town hall.

Det. James T. Morse was terminated last Friday for what police called a misuse of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services system.

The Cottage City historic district commission this week took a first look at a plan to demolish and rebuild a dilapidated building that abuts the landmark Flying Horses Carousel.

A well known Edgartown couple and an iconic Edgartown landmark will be in the spotlight this holiday season when a new movie premiers on Hallmark television, and is later screened as part of Christmas in Edgartown.