The Conservation Society (VCS) has announced the creation of a new scholarship program for Island high school students named after active members in the conservation community.  The Blum Family–VCS ...

An internal search has begun for a new chief operating officer (COO) at the Steamship Authority.  During the Steamship Authority board meeting on Tuesday, General Manager Robert Davis said several ...

Dean Teague will start in his new appointment as CEO in mid-March. Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) is welcoming a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in mid March – Dean Teague – to head ...

Aquinnah is one step away from qualifying for up to $1 million in state funds, a valuable resource for a planned microgrid for town offices as well as upgrades to electric vehicle chargers. Town ...

While ICE representative James Covington has confirmed, no ICE activity has occurred on the Island so far this year; ...

The M.V. Commission got some clarification last Thursday on the 97 Spring Street project, a hotly debated Vineyard Haven development under their review. The nine-bedroom structure, intended to house ...

First responders sprang into action to deal with a house fire on Tuesday night. The Edgartown Fire Department responded to an external house fire at 47 Pine Street on Tuesday at 10:48 pm. According to ...

Comprising more than 5,200 acres, Manuel F. Correllus State Forest (MCSF) is the largest and most important conservation land on Martha’. This site supports important coastal sandplain habitats, ...

Last week, I attended a public Zoom session hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding public beach access on Chappy. The DEP listened to comments by various ...

I have been shocked, while driving around the Island recently, to see scarred landscapes, large parcels that have been totally cleared of trees for one purpose or another. Reading that clear-cutting ...

There is a famous Jewish teaching by the Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who lived about 250 years ago. He said, “The entire world is just a narrow bridge, and the essential thing is not to be afraid at all ...

There is no question that climate change is having a detrimental effect on our planet and our way of life. If we are smart, we’ll transition to a fossil-fuel-free world as quickly and safely as we can ...