Behind Aquinnah Circle’s rolling green hills, beside the small, gray-shingled Cliff Shops, six new trees have sprouted.

After serving 24 years on the Chilmark select board, Warren Doty announced he will not be seeking reelection for his ninth consecutive term this year.

It would be a long New Year’s Day, starting before dawn and ending in darkness. The birds rarely stayed put, and neither did the birders.

Known as PlumeStop, the project, which was completed this fall, seeks to stop the chemicals in their tracks, caging them underground before they reach the aquifer or other wells.

On Thursday, Dec. 22, the dynamic duo of Jeremy Smith and Karl Klein delivered their last press run, retiring from the job Mr. Smith first started when he was 26 years old.

Due to rising costs, the streetscape renovation project at Healey Square and Kennebec avenue in Oak Bluffs is facing cost-cutting measures.

Vineyard-raised actor Sofia Masson had a cinematic homecoming last week, hosting an advanced screening of her new film Every Day at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center.

Local researchers are keeping a close watch on a parasite that has infected and decimated New York's bay scallop population.

The Dukes County Commission will move forward with Edgartown’s bid to take over management of Norton Point Beach, beginning contract negotiations with the town.

Budget season descended upon West Tisbury this week, as the select board considered a request to hire a part-time building department administrator.