In one of the hottest, driest summers in recent memory, critical drought conditions were declared late Thursday for all seven regions in the state, including Martha’s Vineyard.

A small group of Vineyard fishermen are participating in a brown shark tagging operation as part of a longstanding national study.

Coast Guard first class petty officer Nathan Dlabaj was promoted to the rank of chief in a ceremony Friday morning.

It’s been a bust-and-boom year for the summer rental, hotel and lodging business on the Island, after an early wave of mass cancellations.

Three people escaped safely from the Menemsha channel Tuesday evening after the car they were driving went off the pier near the Coast Guard boathouse and into the harbor.

Concerned about crowding on buses, Vineyard Transit Authority drivers presented the VTA advisory board with a petition last week asking for better safety protocols.