Union Chapel was packed for Henry Louis (Skip) Gates Jr.'s film about African Americans over the past five decades. His talk later was part college lecture, part humorous observation, part nostalgic Vineyard experience.

Film footage of Vineyard Haven shot in 1933 is not only some of the earliest film shot in color on Martha’s Vineyard, but also some of the earliest color movies shot anywhere.

The few miles of water between the Island and the mainland is a comfort of sorts for new Martha’s Vineyard Hospital president and chief executive officer Joe Woodin.

Of all the interesting historical spots on Martha’s Vineyard, none is more picturesque than the Brickyard in Chilmark.

Newtown, a heart-wrenching documentary featuring three families who lost children in the mass shooting, their journey through grief, and the resilience of the community which gathered around them, will screen at the Chilmark Community Center on July 20 at 8 p.m.