The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys basketball team is headed to TD Garden next weekend, not as fans but as players.

The adult language learning program was established 25 years ago at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services but moved to the regional high school in 2018. It caters predominately to Brazilian students and demand has soared in recent years.

Bryan Sornas of Chilmark is one of two American players on the Brazilian national baseball team. He got his start on the Vineyard with the Little League Sea Dogs.

More than two dozen activists, most between the ages of 18 and 35, withstood below-freezing temperatures in Ocean Park Thursday evening to mourn the loss of Palestinian lives in Gaza.

In the face of a persistent housing crunch, a controversial state law designed to spur development of affordable housing is once again being considered by Island housing advocates as key to meeting a critical need.

Chicken Alley is placing its holiday haul front and center for its first annual Thriftmas Holiday Shop.