Racing to the Dairy Queen in Edgartown on opening day is a time-honored tradition. And the first ice cream cone (or blizzard or milkshake) is as much a marker of spring as the pinkletinks.

Martha's Vineyard seasonal resident Sonika Vaid is keeping her American Idol hopes alive.

Word has come down from on high: If you’re a wounded gull, the place you want to seek refuge and rely on the kindness of islanders is Chappaquiddick Point, right where the ferry lands.

An effort to link adjacent properties with a hiking trail has pitted the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank against the owners of the Outermost Inn, whose land must be crossed to access the trail.

Accurate statistics on the heroin epidemic are difficult to gather, but one thing is clear. The overdose-reversing drug naloxone, often known by the brand name Narcan, is saving lives.