Sam Houghton
Revolution Wind finishes first turbine
Revolution Wind, an industrial-scale offshore wind farm 12 miles off the coast of Aquinnah, has successfully completed installation of the project’s first offshore wind...
Island progressive loses house race by decisive Falmouth vote
Updated, Sept. 4
Arielle Faria, a West Tisbury progressive and housing advocate, won every town on the Vineyard in Tuesday’s primary for the State House...
Primary Tuesday: Islanders head to the polls
In-person voter turnout has been slow for the state primary on the Island, with few contested races and with many voters already casting ballots...
Islander vying for state Rep. seat against Falmouth native
As Islanders head to the polls on primary day on Tuesday, the only contested race on the Democratic ballot is to replace Dylan Fernandes...
What is the Island’s summer population?
A general Google search of how many visitors are on the Island at the height of the summer may lead to some misleading information....
Vineyard schools returning with new leadership
When students return to the classroom in the coming weeks, it will be under somewhat new leadership in many Island schools.
Among the changes, there...
Faria lands Squad members endorsement
The Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts State House, representing the Islands and Falmouth, Arielle Faria, has received the endorsement of Rep. Ayanna Pressley.
Known for...
Island shaken by another moped fatality
The Island community is reeling again after the death of another tourist in a tragic moped accident.
Julie Harris, a 41-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,...
Moped rental ban again fails to gain traction
Oak Bluffs’ effort to ban moped rentals through the Massachusetts legislature seems, again, to have fallen short.
In May, a town meeting-supported petition before state...
‘One of the sweetest souls’
Colleagues, friends and family are describing the 41-year-old Fort Lauderdale woman that died in Thursday’s moped accident as kind and full of positive energy.
Julie...
Celebrating summer
Photos by Luke DiOrio
Oak Bluffs held its annual firework display on Friday evening over Ocean Park.
Oak Bluffs fire chief to retire
After a lengthy career in the fire service, Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz is retiring.
Wirtz has been chief for 3½ years in Oak...
Islands receive special designation in new housing law
Updated, Aug. 7
On Tuesday Gov. Maura Healey signed into law what her office calls the single largest housing bond bill ever filed in Massachusetts....
Gratitude and relief as Whelan comes home
Updated, Aug. 7
The Edgartown artist Elizabeth Whelan stood next to President Biden in the White House last week during a press conference with the...
Whelan lands on U.S. soil
Updated
Paul Whelan — the man with family on the Vineyard who has been held hostage by Russia for 2,043 days. — has landed on...
Accident leads to up-Island power outages
Up-Island police responded to two accidents overnight on Thursday evening, one that cut power in multiple towns.
In West Tisbury, police responded to a single...
Community responds to HarborWorks project
About 50 Islanders came out Tuesday to the Gannon and Benjamin boatyard overlooking Vineyard Haven Harbor for the first listening event in the planned...
Tisbury fire chief placed on leave
Tisbury officials announced this week that they will review the management and operations of the fire department under the leadership of Fire Chief Gregory...
Price increases on third SSA vessel conversion
The Steamship Authority is going forward with the retrofit of a new freight vessel, the third in line from a series of vessels purchased...
Frustration over Tisbury harbormaster hiring process
Updated, June 24
In the coming weeks, Tisbury will likely have a new harbormaster.
John Crocker, who has been the lead on the town’s waterfront, is...