Sarah and Sean DeBettencourt, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Ivy Margaret DeBettencourt, born on Oct. 29 ...

The brightest planet in the western sky, Venus now appears near Antares, the brightest red planet in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius. The two are in the southwestern sky right after sunset. You'll ...

The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation will award $530,000 to 46 local nonprofits this year through its Community & Impacts Grant program.

What's Open on Martha's Vineyard is a regularly updated list of Island businesses and their hours. As seasons change, restaurants and retail shops alter hours and services. Some may close temporarily, ...

After eight years of research, a new breakthrough in science has taken a big step forward in potentially stopping the transmission of Lyme disease between mice and ticks.

A Dukes County Grand Jury indicted Michael Rossetti, Stephen Luce and Nicholas Lopenzo on Oct. 30. The following day, the jury agreed to move forward ...

Birders tend to go where they find interesting birds. Susan Whiting, Lanny McDowell, Bob Shriber, Nancy Nordin and myself teamed up to find 60 ...

Every fall, the Island of Martha's Vineyard is seized by fish fever as one of the East Coast’s best known saltwater fishing tournaments gets underway. This year’s derby began on Sunday, Sept. 15 and ...

Nancy Aronie leads her writing workshops with a focus on kindness. Her latest book on the personal essay draws from the same place.

In the Age of Brooke, the Labor Day Weekend was considered by many in the Oak Bluffs village as the final weekend of the summer season. Oak Bluffs residents voted to approve over $1 million dollars in ...

There will be a celebration of life for Tom Edgar Thatcher at the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury on Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m. Mr. Thatcher died at the Royal Cotuit Center in Mashpee on May 20, ...

I don’t like to spread bad news but here it comes: the post-Halloween reveal. On Nov. 1 there is no moonlight. Brian Athearn and Julie Scott will be retiring from the Agricultural Society board of ...