Starting at 10 a.m., an hour before the parade, the downtown streets were the most crowded they have been since the summer rush, with people eagerly awaiting the dozen or so floats that highlight the weekend of events.

The board of health announced Tuesday that more residents will be able to receive testing sample kits from the town to test their drinking water for PFAS, a group of chemicals formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

The fundraising effort for a new campus at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services got a major boost this week when the nonprofit received a $1 million grant from MVYouth.

The appearance of a female rufous hummingbird at a home in Chilmark last month is the first ever recorded sighting of the species on the Island.

Cookies, cocoa and holiday cheer sprinkled the Grange Hall Sunday afternoon at the Great Vineyard Cookie Sale, a fundraiser organized to help Martha’s Vineyard Community Services. 

The Chilmark Community Center Trust is competing with the Chilmark Town Affairs Council for the right to run the summer programs at the up-Island community hub.