This story was published and reported by the New Bedford Light on Oct. 1. We are co-publishing with the Light’s permission, ...

A federally-led necropsy into the death of a North Atlantic right whale that washed ashore on the Vineyard earlier this year ...

Public school officials plan to present the full results of their highly anticipated audit of equity and fairness — conducted ...

George Cournoyer, 92, passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2024, in his home in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., with family present.

A survey of a dozen current students and recent graduates of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) shared mixed ...

Frances A. Rocha, a beloved daughter, sister, and aunt, passed away peacefully on Sept. 30, 2024, at the age of 86.  Born in ...

Many schools, both public and private, are banning cell phones. Is this a good idea? Let me present three connected points and a (seemingly) logical conclusion: Nearly all teenagers — 95 percent — are ...

I can imagine some higher-ups in the Steamship Authority must have shed a few tears when they realized the possible end to an era of deafness and abuse toward its customers and port communities that ...

This is an open letter to the Martha’ Commission. I felt I had to share my concerns regarding yesterday’s hearing by the Martha’ Commission Land Use Planning Committee regarding a proposed boatyard ...

Social studies students in Grade 7 at the Martha’ Public Charter School were asked to write arguments for and against banning cell phones in school, a debate that’s been playing out across the country ...

A push to better understand equity, diversity, and inclusion across all levels of society, including in the workplace and at schools, emerged in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 murder at the hands of ...

Imagine, if you can, coming out of some dark, a dream, a room, as a child to see not a hallway but a sea, giant hulls of ...