With the distant ocean as a backdrop, members of tribal communities from throughout New England gathered at the Aquinnah Circle this weekend for the 10th annual Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) powwow.

The distinguished historian and West Tisbury resident has earned another prestigious laurel, this time from France. The French Legion d’Honneur is that country's highest civil and military distinction. A ceremony was planned in Boston Monday afternoon.

Free dental cleaning for adults and seniors is offered this fall through the Vineyard Smiles program.

Vineyard Medical Care (formerly Vineyard Medical Services) is on track to blaze new trails after a recent change of ownership brings with it an added focus on clinical research, including into tick-borne illnesses and laboratory diagnostics.

Seven Island churches are casting out into the community with a new youth group program they’re calling The Net, aimed at middle and high school aged students.

Mytoi Garden on Chappaquiddick is quietly resplendent in late summer, with sunlight filtering through tall pitch pines onto the green leaves of floating water lilies. A few of the Japanese maples are beginning to show their brilliant red leaves. Fall is on its way.