Sam Houghton
Canada station reports “falsification scheme” at turbine plant
Updated, Nov. 13
A radio station in Quebec is reporting that top executives at a manufacturing plant in Canada — where turbine blades have been...
Cyr reelected to state Senate
Updated Nov. 6
Cape and Islands state Senator Julian Cyr will retain his seat representing the Vineyard, much of Cape Cod and Nantucket after a...
Moakley excited to join state legislature
With no challenger, Falmouth Democrat Thomas Moakley officially earned a seat in the state house to represent the Vineyard as well as Nantucket and...
Woods Hole rallies around public radio station
Just days after news broke that the parent company of the Cape and Islands NPR station would be selling its building in Woods Hole,...
Local NPR station moving from its beloved home
For more than 25 years, Islanders have listened to awardwinning public radio shows like “The Moth,” the Friday morning news roundup, and “The Point,”...
Weather service issues wildfire risk alert
With a period of unseasonably warm weather and a lack of rain, the National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for elevated wildfire...
Tisbury considers consolidating police station, town hall
Tisbury is setting its sights on consolidating its town hall at the end of High Point Lane, while also relocating the police station to...
More Vineyard Wind blades coming down
Vineyard Wind officials announced Wednesday that an unspecified number of turbine blades will be removed from its lease area 15 miles south of the...
A heroic rescue near Big Bridge
Hall-of-Fame windsurfer pulled from water by a friend after nearly drowning.
Loss of winter Seastreak a blow to commuters
Just a year after starting the initiative, Seastreak announced that it is no longer offering commuter service between New Bedford and Martha’s Vineyard this...
Cleanup underway on submerged turbine blade
Nantucket officials announced that the cleanup began on Sunday to remove part of the Vineyard Wind broken turbine blade that sank to the ocean...
Vineyard nurses threaten strike at Island hospital
Nurses at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital say they intend to authorize a one-day strike if they do not receive fair compensation from the owner of...
A challenge to Tisbury’s nitrogen regulations
Tisbury resident Dan Seidman is questioning the legality of the Tisbury board of health’s newly adopted nitrogen regulations, a controversial requirement among Realtors and...
Coffee shop collecting aid for North Carolina
Mocha Mott’s in Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven are collecting funds to help storm-ravaged communities of Western Carolina, some of the hardest hit by...
Islanders respond to help Hurricane Helene victims
Updated Oct. 9
They kept on coming on Sunday. Armloads of canned goods, paper towels, cleaning supplies, bottled water.
For several hours, organizers at the Legion...
NOAA concludes right whale died of chronic entanglement
A federally-led necropsy into the death of a North Atlantic right whale that washed ashore on the Vineyard earlier this year has been completed,...
State Forest subject of state listening session
A heightened wildfire risk, not enough resources diverted for forest management, neglected bike paths, poor coordination prior to the cleanup of a homeless encampment:...
Vineyard Wind contractor announcing hundreds of layoffs
The contractor hired by Vineyard Wind to install 62 turbines south of the Island is reporting significant financial losses amid damages to turbine blades...
HarborWorks acquires DeSorcy property
Vineyard Lands for Our Community (VLC), headed by MV Times owner Steve Bernier, recently finalized the purchase of a Beach Road property from the...
County Commissioners starting Steamship pressure campaign
Members of the Dukes County Commission plan to pressure the Steamship Authority board to make management changes atop the administration in light of what...