A federal judge in Massachusetts this week vacated President Donald Trump’s executive order that halted all permitting for offshore wind energy projects, a major victory for the industry off the Vineyard’s coast that has been under fire during his second term. 

A new report from the Martha's Vineyard Commission points to loneliness and isolation as one of the major concerns faced by Island seniors.

Alpha-gal syndrome cases on Martha’s Vineyard continued to rise in 2025, with the number of positive tests for the red meat allergy in the first 11 months of the year nearly totaling the last five years combined. 

A state police spokesman on Wednesday said Christina Colarusso, 35, of Tisbury, was issued a criminal summons on charges of breaking and entering a vessel and trespassing stemming from an incident last week. 

As the Vineyard struggles with a lack of primary care physicians, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is launching a new service it hopes can clear its extensive patient waiting list. 

The Massachusetts Environmental Police have closed their investigation into an alligator carcass found in West Tisbury. Officials say it remains unclear how the gator ended up in the marsh of the Sepiessa Point Reservation.