Sarah Shaw Dawson
Chilmark won’t implement paid leave for new families
In a divisive vote Tuesday night, Chilmark select board members decided against moving forward with a proposal that would have given town employees paid...
News director laid off from local NPR station
Amid cuts across the board for one of New England's largest media groups, the managing editor of news and familiar voice of the Cape...
Community lunch program brings Chilmark students together
Kindergarteners through 5th grade students jostled into the Chilmark Community Center midday on Friday and excitedly bounced around in their seats. Before them: fritattas...
Matt Poole: new to the select board, not to Chilmark
Matthew Poole is a familiar face to many in the town of Chilmark. He was born and raised in the up-Island town, and has...
Island health group faces staffing cuts
For the past two and a half years, a Massachusetts nonprofit with funding from the federal government has been providing access to special nutritional...
Islanders push back on ICE detentions
Islanders, for months, have protested the Trump administration’s immigration policies and its aggressive tactics in deporting undocumented immigrants.
But Tuesday, Island residents pushed back in...
Chilmark to consider paid parental leave for town workers
Most families across Massachusetts who work for municipalities aren’t eligible for paid family leave after having a baby, and must instead take unpaid time...
Island towns discuss housing strategies
From allowing duplexes and multifamily buildings to keeping young families on the Vineyard, Islanders have begun to weigh in on how to lift the...
High school to look for new principal
Sara Dingledy, Martha’s Vineyard Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) principal for the past nine years, will be stepping down for a role in the...
Chris Manning elected as next Aquinnah select board member by five votes
More than half of Aquinnah residents turned up to the polls to vote for the next select board member at Thursday’s town election, which...
Accessory dwelling units: An intergenerational tool for housing challenges
Updated May 15th.
A new building bylaw — signed by top Massachusetts officials and recently approved by towns on the Island — allows a tool...
Brush fire extinguished at Chilmark unhoused campsite
Updated, May 8
Fire officials in Chilmark are reporting that an unhoused person accidentally started a small brush fire at their campsite in April that...
Stars and starts at Aquinnah Variety Show
It was standing room only at the second ever Aquinnah Variety Show on Thursday, as locals from across the Island welcomed the spring with...
A final ride: Little Lady sets sail for restoration
From the fishing docks in Menemsha that have been her home for decades, an iconic, intergenerational fishing vessel set sail across the chop of...
Chilmark approves leaf-blower ban for contractors, supports Little Lady restoration
Chilmark voters Monday night voted on budgets, bylaws, and — the most anticipated — a ban on leaf blowers, which passed unanimously although with...
Chilmark passes leaf blower ban
Chilmark voters became the fourth town on the Island to approve a phased-in ban on gas-powered leaf blowers.
On the town meeting floor on Monday...
Island group christens new adaptive sailing vessel
SailMV was started in 1992 to give young Islanders a chance to learn how to sail the open ocean. Now, that offering is being...
‘A Day of Hope’ for unhoused Islanders
In light of Island nonprofit Harbor Homes closing their winter shelter for the 2025 season, staff and volunteers teamed up on Thursday with the...
Earth Day celebrations start Saturday
Vineyard Conservation Society (VCS) is inviting locals from across the Island to clean the beaches in all six towns this Saturday for its 33rd...
Island towns redouble housing planning effort
Maura Martin, co-owner of the beloved Oak Bluffs sandwich shop Mo's Lunch, got a text from her landlord a year ago that many Islanders...