2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (753+ words) Abutters highlighted elevated noise and strain to the nearby environment." Homeowners in West Tisbury are sounding an alarm over a recent workforce housing proposal for what they say is one example of a change in character in residential areas by…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (237+ words) Ana Beatriz Dasilva Sousa was picked up by ICE after a superior court hearing this month." Two Brazilian nationals accused of child rape were convicted on Tuesday, April 7 at a Dukes County Superior Court hearing at the Edgartown Courthouse. One…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (138+ words) As I sat in the writing circle I saw a box of tissues. They were making me very uncomfortable. There were two things at play, while the fear was real, there was a tiny tinkle of a bell, a gentle…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (309+ words) The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is now officially open to commercial fishing. It was previously unclear when the restrictions would officially be lifted; even Island fishermen weren't sure whether or not the rollback was immediate. "We look…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (312+ words) And pitch it at Islanders Write. "Write about it." Those are the words my novelist mother would say whenever I was upset about something. Even when I was tearful or furious because of something she had uttered or done. It…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (603+ words) Here's what's going on around the Island. April may be, as T. S. Eliot called it, "the cruelest month," but it is officially National Poetry Month, designed to honor poetry's vital role in our culture. We have been celebrating National Poetry Month…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (255+ words) In an effort to help feed Islanders, the hospital teamed up with a local organization to deliver nutritious meals to older Vineyarders." On Saturday, April 4, Martha's Vineyard Hospital partnered with Meals on Wheels, a local organization that delivers food to…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (506+ words) The town election will be held at the Chilmark Community Center." Rebecca Haag, a stalwart figure in the Island's nonprofit world, was slated to be the sole candidate to run for the select board in Chilmark. But, in a last-minute…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (853+ words) Writers Read welcomes writers of all genres. Writing is a solitary act, but something magical happens when an author shares it aloud with others. That's exactly what has been occurring for 13 years in Writers Read, Niki Patton's free, public, drop-in…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (345+ words) From local police to federal agencies, the exercise was the largest emergency exercise performed in Island history." A loud bang echoed through Oak Bluffs on Wednesday morning, marking the start of a scheduled maritime security exercise staged by the Steamship…...