With the impending retirement of longtime Edgartown fire chief Peter Shemeth, the town must begin the process of appointing a new leader for the fire department.

A history teacher took responsibility for painting over three murals in the halls of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School late last week.

The Vineyard Haven schooner Alabama ran aground off the coast of Connecticut Sunday night with a group of school children aboard. No one was injured.

With year-round rentals on the Island sparse, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission has begun exploring the possibility of purchasing staff housing.

Shark sweatshirts, flamingo-patterned suits, and floral-patterned dresses were a few of the looks Thursday evening at the 32nd annual Taste of the Vineyard Gourmet Stroll.