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As the Island revs up for Pride weekend, controversy sparked over the location of the Drag Brunch, an annual part of the festivities celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community on the Island. The situation caused a stir between two Oak Bluffs businesses, one saying a chance to elevate a queer-owned establishment is being stifled, while another said […]

An audit is underway for the Steamship Authority (SSA), prompted by a state Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that highlighted the failures of the ferry line’s website project. It will take at least a year before the results are released, and it remains uncertain what information is under review. State Auditor Diana DiZoglio told […]

As pending litigation and appeals loom over whether the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) will have the authority to continue to review certain affordable housing projects, at least one Island town is planning to back the regulatory body’s effort. The Chilmark Select Board unanimously voted Tuesday, June 16, to send a letter to state legislators urging […]

Businesses and nonprofits on the Island may be able to get relief from damages caused by the brutal blizzard that hit the Island in February. On Wednesday, Gov. Maura Healey announced the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved her request for federal assistance for businesses and private nonprofit organizations that experienced economic loss from the […]

Four select boards agreed to send letters to state legislators.

Fourth of July’s celebrations came with high temperatures and heavy rains.

Aquinnah, the ancestral home of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, may become the host of the first native-run shelter in the state dedicated to indigenous women who are victims of domestic and sexual violence. The Martha’s Vineyard Commission opened the hearing for Aquinnah Headwaters, a campus on 7.76 acres that would house a program […]

The town is the first on the Vineyard to join the Cape and Islands Water Protection Fund.

State funding remains, and Island organizations applying through Small Business Administration won’t be affected.

After serving West Tisbury for over two decades, town administrator Jennifer Rand announced she will be retiring. But with it came concerns about added expenses to the up-Island town.