Jan 9, 2025 · Vacation rentals have a long history on the Vineyard, where homeowners have often rented out family homes in the busy summer months. In recent years, rental properties have become cash cows, with properties being rented, at times, for tens of thousands of dollars weekly during the season.

Feb 6, 2025 · The leading newspaper for Martha's Vineyard, featuring local news, weather, opinion, tides, obituaries, real estate and job listings, tourist information, history and more.

Jan 12, 2025 · Cold though this week has been, it’s not yet time to conclude that the Island is seeing a hard winter in January — certainly the wind has howled, but the trip to Chappaquiddick still requires a ferry ticket, not a sturdy pair of hiking boots.

Feb 3, 2025 · Avian flu is inching closer to the Vineyard and while no cases have been detected here yet, officials suspect the virus could already be on-Island.

6 days ago · No one was hurt Wednesday after a fire started in a chimney of an Oak Bluffs home. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire at 11 Johns Way, near the Portuguese American Club, said Oak Bluffs fire Chief Stephen Foster.

Jan 14, 2025 · The retired Oak Bluffs fire chief will be returning in an advisory role this year to aid the department as it searches for a new deputy chief.

Jan 22, 2025 · The 5:30 a.m. freight departure from Vineyard Haven is back in business for the next couple of months, after regulatory complications pushed back planned dock work at the Steamship Authority terminal until this fall.

Jan 30, 2025 · Martha’s Vineyard Hospital was one of 19 entities honored at the State House last week for their ongoing efforts to curb energy use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and guide the Commonwealth to a net zero future.

Jan 16, 2025 · “The natural world has to be everything we do. It has to be political,” Ms. Irons said. Ms. Bellincampi, the All Outdoors columnist since 2003 and the director of the Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, said she likes to educate the reader about types of plants that are in season, creatures that roam the Island and natural wonders such as meteor showers.

Feb 2, 2025 · Alarm was raised in January when more than 60 Canada geese, swans and other birds were found dead at a pond in Plymouth. While samples are still being tested, MassWildlife suspects avian flu was the cause and is urging the public to report groups of five or more dead birds to the state.