Tick-borne illnesses on Martha’s Vineyard have reached possible record highs this year, as lone star ticks and their larvae spread in the Island’s outermost reaches.

A rapidly growing philanthropic effort to address homelessness on the Island this winter awarded Harbor Homes of Martha’s Vineyard grants totaling $100,000.

Heightened demand for flu vaccinations and slow distribution statewide are causing a temporary shortage of the vaccine for many Island suppliers.

Three members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) are among seven Wampanoag tribal members whose voices guide a virtual exhibit that opens today at the Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

Even without striped bass in the derby this year, the number of fish crossing the scales each day routinely reaches triple digits.