West Tisbury News

A West Tisbury man was seriously injured in a moped accident early yesterday morning.

Katie Mayhew, the winner of the first Boston Pops High School Sing-Off competition, normally gets nervous when she performs.

Katie Ann Mayhew of West Tisbury is one of three finalists in the Boston Pops High School Sing-Off competition.

Finding childcare is always a challenge for parents, no matter what their lifestyle.

By a vote of 13 to 1, the Martha's Vineyard Commission this past Thursday night approved the Bradley Square development project with relatively few conditions.

More people are running for the legislative seat held by state Rep. Eric Turkington, D-Falmouth, than the total number of challengers Turkington has faced since winning office in 1988.

No beer. No wine. No liquor. And no apologies. When the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition arrives Thursday, this Hampshire County hamlet will not be celebrating.

An engineer hired by the Oak Bluffs conservation commission has labeled part of the coastal bank near the "snack shack" unstable, and submitted a preliminary plan for temporary support of the coastal bank along ...

A sample menu from a newly published Island cookbook, "Kids Love to Cook," might start with "Ants on a Log," followed by some "Penguin Eggs," a "Banana Split Pizza," and "Krispie Kritters," washed down with ...

A guitarist strummed the tunes of Bob Marley as shoppers perused the 14 tents in front of the Bank of Cape Cod yesterday, searching for organic goods at the first Mid-Cape Farmer's Market of the season.

The Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School not only wants to reduce its carbon footprint, but to erase that footprint entirely by the year 2010.

Songs by a folksinger, a luncheon outing, planting flowers in a beautiful garden, visits with baby animals - activities such as these put some fun and sparkle into the lives of the 75 residents at Windemere ...

The Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program exists within the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.

The Sheriff's Meadow Foundation decision to allow the removal of mature pitch pines from its 153-acre Caroline Tuthill Preserve in Edgartown was not likely to have surprised Tim Simmons, a restoration biologist ...

The school committee hosted a farewell reception for Principal Margaret Regan in the Culinary Arts dining room at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Monday night.

Amidst cheers and shrieks from her delighted family and friends in the Symphony Hall audience, Katie Ann Mayhew of West Tisbury was named one of six semi-finalists out of 22 contenders in the first round of the ...

Coastal ponds across the Cape and Islands are suffering from a process called eutrophication.

Martha's Vineyard is a name synonymous with fresh seafood. If an ambitious plan to enhance the local fishing economy and promote shellfish aquaculture is successful, locally raised mussels could one day appear ...

Gabriel Grasing, Edgartown; DOB 11/26/75, violation of abuse prevention order: dismissed.

Three students at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School wrote winning essays in a contest sponsored by Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank .