Following the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, two Island residents stood outside ...

In an effort to reduce deer populations on the Islands, state fish and wildlife officials have approved a one-month extension ...

In this craft of community journalism, a big part of our job is to hold our local officials accountable.  And in doing our job, our reporters have been questioning local leaders on the Island about ...

With renovations to Howes House indefinitely delayed, West Tisbury is looking to instead use funding for a project to remove invasive trees at its upcoming special town meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Well, we made it through another summer, more people, more ticks, more tick-related diseases, more tick talks, more handwringing about solutions. Several weeks ago I went to a talk by Dick Johnson (I ...

On behalf of the Chilmark Preschool families, staff, and community, the Chilmark Preschool Board would like to extend a giant thank-you to all the Menemsha businesses that participated in the first ...

So you think you’ve had a tough day? Meet Sean Driscoll, the Steamship Authority’s PR ringmaster trying to tame the rate increase circus here on Martha’. Sean’s got a $32 million boondoggle of a ferry ...

Oak Bluffs could have the opportunity to outlaw passengers on rental mopeds and only allow them to be rented to licensed individuals at a special town meeting in November.  The Oak Bluffs select board ...

Give lone star ticks a little credit — they’re prompting more people to go vegan. Each vegan saves the lives of nearly 200 animals every year, and researchers have found that vegans are responsible ...

In 2023, Naomi Klein wrote “Doppelganger,” a tragicomic memoir about identity conflation and the spread of false information ...

Audrey R. Moreis passed away in the early morning hours on Sept. 5, 2025, at her home in Aquinnah. She was 88 years old. She ...

A lieutenant in the Police Department is raising issues with the town’s recent decision to pass over him when selecting the ...