Ralph Lawrence Knapp died on Nov. 30, 2025, at his home in Edgartown, at age 88.  He was born on May 9, 1937, to John Pickering Knapp and Gertrude Gresch Knapp in New York City, growing up in Brooklyn ...

The Chilmark Board of Health is expanding PFAS testing, also known as forever chemicals or per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Martha’ Hospital will be entering the new year under new leadership.  It was announced on Tuesday that Claire Seguin will be ...

A 39-year-old Connecticut man pled not guilty at the Edgartown District Courthouse on Friday to charges of rape and assault and battery in connection to an incident that allegedly occurred on the ...

A trail on a West Tisbury nature preserve has been dedicated to a Vineyard conservationist.  The Nature Conservancy (TNC) ...

As construction continues at the Woods Hole terminal, the Steamship Authority is considering creating staging areas for cars to wait for boats in Falmouth to ease traffic congestion. Alison Fletcher, ...

Last night, menorahs were lit across the Island to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. The experience was raw, as one ...

As an awaited submission deadline for the high school building project approaches, the estimates for the total cost of the ...

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and the Nantucket High School Whalers clashed in a rivalry showdown over the weekend to open the winter sports season with basketball and hockey.  The Vineyard ...

In 2008, as Vineyarders worked with the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to create “The Island Plan,” someone asked the question: Why is our small Island divided into six towns, and why is Nantucket just ...

Maria Anna Pavesi (“Marie,” or “Grandma,” as all who knew her called her) passed away during a brief medical rehabilitation at Sippican Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 ...

Manuel C. Sylvia Jr. (“Sonny”) came into the world on July 15, 1947, in Oak Bluffs, born to Manual C. and Fanny Sylvia, and ...