Jannette Vanderhoop is running against sitting select board chair Tom Murphy at the May 16 town election.

Martha’s Vineyard Airport officials voted Thursday to approve a new lease for Animal Health Care Associates, one of the few remaining pet care facilities on the Island. 

Voters in Oak Bluffs, Edgartown and West Tisbury will head to the polls today for their annual elections.

The Steamship Authority's port council Tuesday heard reports on the slip work, as well as the progress on the ferry line's new freight boats.

Only a small list of outstanding items, including load testing and making sure reservations can be canceled and changed, are left to straighten out before the Steamship Authority launches its new website. 

A musical festival concept that has caught on in places across New England is coming to Martha’s Vineyard for the first time next month. 

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on April 2 greenlighted New England Wind's plans for 129 turbines in an area about 20 nautical miles south of the Island.

Robert Sawyer came to the Martha's Vineyard Commission Thursday seeking permission to knock down a historic home to make way for a new 8-unit housing complex. The MVC said it needed more information before it could decide.

Megan Farrell told parents this week that she will retire at the end of the school year, joining three other Island principals who are planning to step down before next fall.

Efforts to ease the Island’s housing crunch, funding for repairs to South Beach and potential borrowing to shore up aging septic pipes will all be put before Edgartown voters at town meeting next week.