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.

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.

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

We are delighted to report that Micki, the 14 year-old, gray and white cat who was depressed has found her new home! We couldn’t be happier for her.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $685,341 for the business week ending on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.

Earl Charles LaBatt, Sr., a lifelong resident of Arlington, Vt., died at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. on Oct. 28, 2025. He was 90. Earl was born in Bennington on Oct. 22, ...

Hassan Minor, PhD, died in Reston, Va. on Oct. 10, 2025. He was 78 years old. His first visit to Martha’s Vineyard was in high school during a fishing trip with his father, and after moving to ...

The Taurid meteor showers are in full swing.

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

Norma E.H. Bridwell, of Edgartown, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on Oct. 25. She was 92. A full obituary will follow.

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.