Edgartown police officer William Bishop was commended Monday for going out of his way to help members of the community.

The Oak Bluffs selectmen intend to appoint a committee to oversee a project to build a new town hall, following a turbulent year working with the town planning board.

Robert Davis was named to be the next general manager of the Steamship Authority in a unanimous vote at a special meeting Monday.

Inconsistent data and outmoded record-keeping methods posed a major barrier to studying the addiction problem on Martha’s Vineyard.

Islanders honored Johnny Hoy as he accepted this year's Creative Living Award from the Permanent Endowment for Martha's Vineyard.

Tobias Glidden, a fifth generation Nantucketer, is running for Cape and Islands state representative as an independent candidate. But if elected, he said he intends to work with the Democratic party.