Nicholas Vukota
Bowling brings purpose for Islanders
The bowling lanes at the Barn Bowl & Bistro were filled with cheer on Tuesday afternoon as the Island’s Ten-Pin Special Olympics bowling team...
Edgartown voters approve $2.5 million for new fire station
Edgartown’s delayed construction of a new fire station will get back on track after it received a $2.5 million influx of funding.
At the Edgartown...
Judge denies suspects release over fear of deportation
A Dukes County Superior Court judge declined to release on personal recognizance two Brazilian nationals accused of child rape at the Edgartown courthouse on...
Man sentenced for Oak Bluffs assault
A 34-year-old Quincy man who permanently blinded another man in one eye during a violent altercation outside the Ritz Cafe in Oak Bluffs last...
Tisbury Select Board chair issued criminal summons
The chair of the Tisbury Select Board may be facing criminal charges after allegedly breaking and entering into a Steamship Authority vessel last week.
The...
Shotgun season off to a slow start
The Martha’s Vineyard shotgun deer-hunting season opened Monday with a noticeably quieter start compared with past seasons. Fewer hunters were in the woods, and...
Chilmark, Aquinnah police regionalization talk heads to union
In what could mark the first step toward police department regionalization on Martha’s Vineyard, the Chilmark Select Board unanimously approved the start of discussions...
Edgartown plans special town meeting
In an effort to push forward Edgartown’s fire station reconstruction, town officials have decided to lower the quorum for the upcoming special town meeting.
Edgartown...
Chilmark police investigate dead sheep
Chilmark Police are investigating a possible theft of livestock after the remains of two sheep were recently found in the woods off Meetinghouse Road.
The...
Vineyard hockey ready for a new era
At the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, winter sports are right around the corner, and for the Island’s varsity hockey program, not only are...
Families displaced by Tisbury house fire
Updated, Nov. 26
Fire officials are investigating after a structure fire left a Vineyard Haven home in ruins on Monday afternoon, displacing two Island families.
Tisbury...
Vineyard mountain biker climbs to the top
Raised on Martha’s Vineyard, with no chairlifts, no mountains, and just barely 300 feet of total elevation, 12-year-old Levi Kochin, a West Tisbury School...
Chilmark, Aquinnah begin discussion on police regionalization
Chilmark is open to working with the town of Aquinnah to support its dwindling police force, but town officials say they have their own...
Vineyard Babe Ruth teams sweep championships
Earlier this month, the Martha’s Vineyard Herd, a junior Babe Ruth baseball team with players 12 to 15-year-olds, stepped off the ferry in Vineyard...
A new chapter for Aquinnah tribe
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) will be ushering in a new head of its...
Cross-country ends strong season at state finals
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys varsity cross-country team placed 22 out of 23 teams at the MIAA Division 3 state finals on...
Islander sails to collegiate national championship
Miles Wolff, a 21-year-old Island-raised sailor and Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School graduate, is making waves at the College of Charleston in South Carolina,...
Hail and well-met
The friendly atmosphere of a beloved local pub grew even friendlier one evening. Jeremy Veditto, a 37-year-old summer resident with Down’s syndrome, lifted spirits...
Honoring the Island’s bravest
Men and women in military garb from all ends of the Island marched through a frigid Oak Bluffs in cadence with flags held high...