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. Started in 1946 as a promotional event and run ...

Swept by a hurricane the velocity of which has been estimated at a hundred miles an hour at brief periods, and which surpassed anything of the sort that has ever struck the Island from a southerly ...

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $113,480 for the business week ending on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

Elmer F. Vanderhoop of Wareham, formerly of Martha’s Vineyard, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 13 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. He was 78. Elmer was the father of Melissa Abram ...

A celebration of life for Edward S. Sternick will be held on Saturday, September 28 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at The Martha’s Vineyard Museum. All are welcome.

M. Elizabeth Cornell, known as Liz, Noggie or Mrs. Cornell to her many Oak Bluffs Elementary students, died quietly August 18 in Pittsburgh, Pa. with her daughters by her side. Born Mary Elizabeth to ...

Lorenzo Jeffers, descendant of Mittark, the last Island Indian chief, was duly elected chief of his tribe at a meeting held at Gay Head last week. The occasion of this election of a chief was the ...

Tom Neadow hooked the first fish of the 79th Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby Sunday morning, weighing in a 5.98-pound bluefish.

A quick review: “Unblocking is the process of playing a higher card to establish enough entries to ...

Kingman Brewster III who shod horses, kept bees and understood animal intelligence, died peacefully in his Vermont home on August 20. He was 76. Born January 6, 1948, Kingman was the second of five ...

Kristopher Ryan Edwards of Martha’s Vineyard died on Sept. 5, with his family at his side, after a year-long battle with scleroderma and heart disease. He was 47. Kris was born on May 21, 1977 in ...