Against a bitter backdrop of union contract negotiations and charges of unfair labor practices, Oak Bluffs selectmen voted Tuesday to separate the functions of emergency medical service (EMS) personnel from call firefighters.

Edgartown selectmen voted Monday to add an article to the Nov. 14 special town meeting warrant involving raises for town workers.

An Island honey company has had its products pulled from grocery store shelves on the recommendation of the Tisbury health department.

The legendary Chappaquiddick native who traced his Island Wampanoag roots back more than 200 years, died Monday.

Ms. Dacey, director of worldwide programming at WMVY, will leave the station where she has worked since 1985 at the end of the year.

Lieut. J.G. Thomas Goodell of West Tisbury, a 2015 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, received his Navy Wings on Sept. 29.