Also known as a district election, the single-issue vote will be held simultaneously in all six towns, replacing the traditional town meeting process and individual town elections to determine the ...

Resident homeowners in Tisbury will continue to pay a lower property tax than owners who live primarily off-Island, after the select board voted 2-0 Oct. 28 to continue the residential exemption.

Oak Bluffs voters next week will decide how many people should be allowed on the back of a rental moped in the latest attempt to further regulate the controversial two-wheeled tourist vehicles.

For the seniors on the team, the decision to cancel the Island Cup has been a tough pill to swallow, but a medicine they said the team understands was prescribed for their health and safety.

Long-simmering resentments between two key elected bodies in Tisbury spilled over this week as members of the select board and the planning board accused one another of incivility and disrespect.

By the time this reaches the news stands we will have the news of the damage done in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa.

Riding the big wins on Nantucket, the girls and boys Vineyard high school soccer teams are ready for postseason play.

Matthew S. Zeiger Trust and Blue Heron Farm Nominee Trust purchased Quansoo Beach Lot in Chilmark from Maria Elena Fernandez Lopez De Ochoa for $475,000 on Oct. 20.

The Massachusetts Association of School Committees has won the contract to conduct a search for the Vineyard’s next superintendent of schools.

The Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group, Island Grown Initiative and Net Result received a combined $714,000 to address food security and resiliency on the Island.