Fire chief said house on Dunes Road sustained mostly exterior damage in early afternoon fire.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Katama House Fire Quickly Extinguished
Alliance Church, located off Ryan's Way in Oak Bluffs, has been approved for an expansion.
Mark Lovewell
Title: MVC Approves Alliance Church Expansion
Along with races for governor and attorney general, the November state election will decide local contests as well.
Alison L. Mead
Title: State Election Sees Local Races
Peak tick season is over but careful prevention still advised.
Alison L. Mead
Title: Tick Disease Center Will Study Lyme Testing
How much is that fish in the window? Eager crowd gathers outside derby headquarters to get a look at catch of the day.
Timothy Johnson
Title: From Shore, Boat and Kayak, 69th Derby Begins With a Splash
Aquinnah is on track to acquire the 1856 brick lighthouse, which needs to be relocated.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Aquinnah Approved for Gay Head Light Ownership
For 25 years, Ray Ellis donated prints depicting classic Vineyard fishing scenes as a fundraiser for derby scholarship fund.
Ray Ellis
Title: Artist Ray Ellis Captured Derby's Essence in Paintings to Be Shared
Chilmark received a $280,000 Coastal Zone Management grant in May to help restore Squibnocket Beach.
Albert O. Fischer
Title: Squibnocket Committee Hears Alternative Plan for Beach
Roy Imhoff
Title: The Derby
Coast Guard search and rescue efforts have become more sophisticated since the Sol e Mar tragedy 24 years ago.
Ray Ewing
Title: Book Recalls Marine Disaster That Was a Force for Change
The season for quiet reflection at Sunset Lake.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Less is More: Savoring Island Time as the Summer Ends
Providence, skippered by Stuart Halpert of Vineyard Haven, fashioned an early lead in the fall racing series.
Susan Waldrop
Title: Summer Winners Tallied, Fall Racing Begins
Peggy Freydberg: "The glory and the challenge of poetry is finding exactly what you want to say."
Mark Lovewell
Title: Sweet Spot of Poetry; Celebrating the Poet by Reading Her Words
Beth Toomey has long experience in law enforcement and mediation.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Former West Tisbury Police Chief Appointed to Airport Commission
Building known as the red house is currently used for the hospital billing department, but now will be leased rent-free to Community Services.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Hospital Donates Space for Community Services Crisis Center
Silo at Katama Farm no longer in use but will soon hold a cellular antenna.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Katama Silo to be Repurposed as Cell Tower
As derby begins, some fishermen are upset over new sign at end of Eastville jetty, a prime casting spot.
Mark Lovewell
Title: No Wake, No Fishing? Selectmen Rule Sign on Jetty Stays
Ruthie Davis, pictured with her dog, River, has designed shoes for Lady Gaga and Beyonce.
Courtesy Ruthie Davis
Title: Walk This Way, On Stiletto Heels
“I’m hoping that my running will give people the sense of a new chapter in West Tisbury and a sense of hope for the future.”
Mark Lovewell
Title: Dan Waters Runs for Moderator in West Tisbury
Vineyard ponds are losing liquid as rain continues to evade the Island.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Rain, Rain Come Our Way
Milkweed tiger moth caterpillar, a most interesting specimen.
Steve Allen
Title: Some Captivating Caterpillars
Greg Martino (left) and his brother Dan at the Eastville site of the future Cottage City Oysters farm.
Mark Lovewell
Title: Selectmen Allow Oyster Farm off Eastville
Black belts from Saratoga Springs, pictured here in Menemsha, will visit the Island this weekend.
Courtesy Shihan Patrick Hussey
Title: Karate on the Beach, Black Belts Mingle with Fishermen
Dolce, the 41-foot Concordia yawl at center, was first owned by Hugh Bullock of Edgartown.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Sail MV Expands Fleet With Historic Wooden Yawl
A rare fall migrant on the Vineyard, a Baird's sandpiper was spotted near Squibnocket.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Rare Migratory Sandpiper Visits Vineyard