One of the largest housing proposals in recent memory, Green Villa has filed a lawsuit against the Martha’s Vineyard Commission that claims the regional planning agency should not be involved in permitting for "40B" affordable housing projects.

The Shields National Championship Regatta returned to Edgartown last week, with 24 boats battling it out over three days of racing off Cow Bay in a series marked by strong southwest winds and two rescues at sea.

Steamship Authority officials this week unveiled potential rate increases for customers next year — including Islanders, whose heavily subsidized excursion fares could be going up for the first time since 2021.

Officials are urging residents to come to Sept. 16 town meeting so the town can handle the short, but important, warrant.

To honor the hardworking Goss Community Press's 50th birthday, the Gazette is hosting a special Tuesdays in the Newsroom event on Sept. 9, where the community is invited to learn about the history of the press and watch it in action.

Chilmark town officials are hoping they can get through to cellular providers about the lack of signal in the up-Island community.