The longtime Island resident whose family legacy was tied directly to the early days of the civil rights movement, died Friday morning at her home in Vineyard Haven.

An old oak tree that arches over Music street in West Tisbury will be left alone despite its declining condition, selectmen decided this week.

A new political advertisement born on the Vineyard features eight female Democratic candidates running in congressional races across the nation.

Early voting is underway and hundreds of Islanders have already cast ballots with less than two weeks to go until the Nov. 6 election.