With hundreds of trees around the Island tagged for removal by Eversource Energy, the Chilmark selectmen have taken steps to prevent any unnecessary tree cutting in their town.

Nashaquitsa Pond has become a laboratory for eelgrass restoration, although poor water quality and other factors appear to be keeping the aquatic species from re-establishing.

As a sunset faded over Menemsha, a crowd of beachgoers settled into the sand for short films about the local shellfishing industry and the perils of overdevelopment on the Cape and Islands.

In light of gun violence around the country, the Chilmark selectmen Tuesday offered words of gratitude to their town police force, most of which gathered shoulder-to-shoulder in the town hall meeting room.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is urging more public participation in an annual planning process that helps determine which transportation projects on the Island receive federal and state funding.

As piping plovers continue to recover along the East Coast, federal and state agencies have announced a long-term management plan to allow communities to reopen beaches that would otherwise be closed to vehicles during nesting season.