The Hon. Gary Nickerson’s journey has taken him to the district attorney’s office, the U.S. attorney’s office, private practice and personal injury lawyer, and finally a judgeship.

Against a bitter backdrop of union contract negotiations and charges of unfair labor practices, Oak Bluffs selectmen voted Tuesday to separate the functions of emergency medical service (EMS) personnel from call firefighters.

Edgartown selectmen voted Monday to add an article to the Nov. 14 special town meeting warrant involving raises for town workers.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has closed a public hearing on a large proposed expansion of the Edgartown Stop & Shop.

Island towns are beginning to grapple with implications of the recreational marijuana law enacted a year ago.

Alexander Carlson, 30, of Edgartown, was arraigned in Edgartown district court Friday on charges of trafficking in fentanyl and resisting arrest.