Capt. Robert Douglas, waterfront legend, dies at 93
Robert (“Bob”) Douglas, a beloved Island icon who sailed Vineyard seas aboard his tall ship Shenandoah, founded the Black Dog Tavern, and left an indelible mark on the Island, passed away just after midnight...
Worker falls to his death in Edgartown
A worker in Edgartown died yesterday after falling between 20 and 30 feet from a residential construction site located on Trapps Pond Road.
On Tuesday at 2:53 pm, Edgartown Police and Fire departments were dispatched...
Attleboro principal selected to lead Edgartown School
The Edgartown School has a new principal selected for the next school year.
Superintendent of Vineyard schools Richie Smith announced that the school offered the job to current Attleboro High School Principal Kate Cambell, who...
Tisbury reconsiders bench removals
Tisbury's select board is reconsidering its decision to eliminate covered benches from the Steamship Authority bus stop in Vineyard Haven after a wave of public complaints.
The board voted Tuesday afternoon to have town police...
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 extended to locals with significantly limiting physical disabilities through a...
Local radio stations nervous over proposed cuts
There’s unease in the newsrooms of independent radio stations nationally and locally as the Trump administration has proposed rescinding funding from public radio and television — it could represent a significant portion of the...
Spirit of Vineyard nominations open
Nominations for the Spirit of the Vineyard Award are now open.
This award, given annually, honors those who have volunteered for one or more nonprofit organizations on the Island, and whose work has made a...
Earth Day: crabs, crafts, and trash
After many spent the first part of the day collecting trash from Island beaches, Vineyarders flocked to the M.V. Museum on Saturday for the third annual Earth Day Festival, a chance to get to...
‘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 West Tisbury Congregational Church to host a daytime buffet and...
High school project down to four final designs
Island officials have narrowed down preliminary designs for the high school building project to four final concepts, one of which includes a new performing arts center.
By June 26, the committee must submit a renovation-only...
Newest federal decision chilling for wind industry
The federal government has ordered a fully-permitted offshore wind farm already under construction off of Long Island to halt operations in a move that could set a new precedent for projects not far from...
Opening Days, for Vineyard restaurants
In one of the more optimistic signs of summer, seasonal restaurants on the Island are beginning to open their doors.
That was on full display at El Barco in Vineyard Haven on a sunny Friday...
286-bedroom Edgartown project seeks temporary withdrawal
Developers of Katama Meadows, a development that could hold nearly 300 bedrooms proposed in Edgartown, sought to withdraw their application with the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday, only to be rebuffed in a tied...
A new generation of leadership in Edgartown
Ushering in a new era in Edgartown politics, Alex Morrison, a 42-year-old, lifelong resident who campaigned on giving voice to a new generation of Islanders, won a stunning and decisive victory for a three-year...
Terminal bomb scare suspect pleads not guilty
At the Edgartown District Court on Wednesday, David Capato, a 56-year-old Edgartown man who allegedly made a bomb threat at the Vineyard Haven Steamship Authority earlier this year, pleaded not guilty to all six...
Edgartown honors longtime harbormaster, town retirees
At the Wharf Pub on Main Street on Wednesday night, the back bar was shoulder to shoulder and buzzing with Edgartown community pride as families, employees, friends, and residents of Edgartown gathered to celebrate...
Gosnold loses federal funding for drinking water protections
The smallest town in Massachusetts has been swept up in a nationwide wave of federal disaster preparedness funding cuts made by the Trump administration.
Gosnold, which encompasses the Elizabeth Islands chain and is a part...
Tisbury faces backlash over bench removals
Editor's note: The select board will discuss the issue during a meeting on Tuesday, April 22. The meeting is scheduled for 4:30 pm.
Many Islanders and commuters are voicing frustration with the Tisbury select board’s...
SSA reassesses electrification amid Trump era
Amid the Trump administration’s ongoing blitz against climate change initiatives, the Steamship Authority is looking to take time to assess its options for alternative energy.
A discussion Tuesday with the Steamship board was spearheaded by...
Cortez named officer of the year
Sergeant Bradley Cortez is the West Tisbury Police Department’s Officer of the Year, now for the third time.
Cortez’s colleagues chose him for the award, recognizing his work in community policing, a crime-prevention strategy in...