Eunki Seonwoo

The West Tisbury select board is considering ways to minimize the impacts of private parties on residents, and they are looking to Edgartown for inspiration.

Tisbury has spent $68,765.57 to both investigate and pay Fire Chief Gregory Leland, who has been on paid administrative leave since July.

After years of decline, there is evidence of an uptick in the North Atlantic right whale population. The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium announced on Tuesday morning the 2023 estimated population at 372 whales, which includes 12 calves birthed over the year. Overall, the population estimate is an increase from 2022, when the consortium estimated …

The driver of the Ford Fusion was cited for failing to grant the right of way to an oncoming vehicle. —Courtesy West Tisbury Police

The Vineyard Transit Authority is announcing that all fares on the public bus route will be free for the winter, and through the summer season as well. The free service officially begins Nov. 29, and will run until Sept. 30, during which no fares, passes, or tickets will be needed to ride the buses. This …

The dead humpback whale spotted in waters near Martha's Vineyard. —Anthony Seiger

The Steamship Authority’s much anticipated freight vessels will soon be up north, with the first of the three expected to be in Massachusetts waters by the end of the week.

With no challenger, Falmouth Democrat Thomas Moakley officially earned a seat in the state house to represent the Vineyard as well as Nantucket and parts of Falmouth on Tuesday.

While the nation’s attention has been turned to the presidential election, there were a number of contested local elections to watch Tuesday. Among the closer races on the Island: There will be a new Tisbury representative joining the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. Mary Bernadette Budinger-Cormier, who won with 4,669 votes in Tuesday’s election, will be the …

Meeting minutes show that Moira Tierney missed seven of 11 public meetings this year, and nine of 14 last year.