The Chilmark School stopped using its drinking water this week while the school explores installing a filtration system to weed out PFAS contamination. 

Fire Chief Jeremy Bradshaw said this week he will be stepping down in February, and the select board is working on starting the search process.

On Sunday, Oct. 10 the 35th annual Martha’s Vineyard Crop Walk takes place, part of a nationwide movement that began in 1969 in Bismarck, North Dakota.

West Tisbury is considering a program that could ease the year-round housing crunch by incentivizing homeowners to switch their vacation rentals to year-round rentals.  

The Dukes County Regional Housing Authority executive director David Vigneault will be retiring in March 2026, the organization announced Tuesday.

Esperanza Spalding headlined Ladyfest on Saturday, and following her set Carly Simon joined her children, Ben and Sally Taylor, onstage for a surprise performance.