The Conservation Society (VCS) has announced the creation of a new scholarship program for Island high school students named after active members in the conservation community.  The Blum Family–VCS ...

An internal search has begun for a new chief operating officer (COO) at the Steamship Authority.  During the Steamship Authority board meeting on Tuesday, General Manager Robert Davis said several ...

While ICE representative James Covington has confirmed, no ICE activity has occurred on the Island so far this year; ...

Comprising more than 5,200 acres, Manuel F. Correllus State Forest (MCSF) is the largest and most important conservation land on Martha’. This site supports important coastal sandplain habitats, ...

I have been shocked, while driving around the Island recently, to see scarred landscapes, large parcels that have been totally cleared of trees for one purpose or another. Reading that clear-cutting ...

Last week, I attended a public Zoom session hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding public beach access on Chappy. The DEP listened to comments by various ...

Aquinnah is one step away from qualifying for up to $1 million in state funds, a valuable resource for a planned microgrid for town offices as well as upgrades to electric vehicle chargers. Town ...

There is no question that climate change is having a detrimental effect on our planet and our way of life. If we are smart, we’ll transition to a fossil-fuel-free world as quickly and safely as we can ...

The M.V. Commission got some clarification last Thursday on the 97 Spring Street project, a hotly debated Vineyard Haven development under their review. The nine-bedroom structure, intended to house ...

New York Times best-selling author Michael Tougias will do a virtual book talk and slideshow via Zoom about three of his 30 ...

Have you ever met a person who is so passionate about their work that they nearly bounce when they talk about it –– sort of ...

There is a famous Jewish teaching by the Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who lived about 250 years ago. He said, “The entire world is just a narrow bridge, and the essential thing is not to be afraid at all ...