A short deep freeze hit the Island Saturday, part of the arctic blast that caused freezing temperatures across the northeast.

Clinks and clatters permeated the West Tisbury library Saturday as spherical beads of coriander and oblong dried beans of the pinto and pole variety were transferred from glass jars to paper envelopes.

A total of 19 student artists received acclaim this week, winning a combined 24 awards for their creative submissions to the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards competition.

Temperatures may reach as low as zero degrees Saturday and winds may reach up to 45 miles per hour.

It has been a bountiful season for the Vineyard’s bay scallop fishery, but scallopers struggled to capitalize due to an atrophied market.

The Chilmark select board voted Wednesday to approve Sgt. Sean Slavin as the new police chief.

The Chilmark select board interviewed three finalists for the job and is expected to make a decision on Wednesday.

The air smelled of straw, sawdust and livestock at the agricultural fairgrounds this Saturday, and the bahs ands bleets of sheep mingled with shouts of excited children.

On a boulder-peppered hill in Chilmark, a septic system is near completion. Tons of dense clay have been excavated and in its place a mess of tubes and concrete boxes now sit. Only one step is left: the septic must contend with Coop.

A state Department of Environmental Protection investigation found the West Tisbury fire station to be a contributor of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the area’s groundwater supply, affecting nearby wells.