After missing the initial goal of delivering power by the end of 2023, Vineyard Wind this week announced one of its first five wind turbines is now sending electricity to the grid.

Longtime Chilmark select board member Bill Rossi announced at a board meeting Tuesday that he will not seek reelection for a fifth term, ending his 12-year run on the board and capping off a 31-year tenure in town government.

After 10 years at the podium in West Tisbury, Daniel Waters will close out his tenure as town moderator following the 2024 annual town meeting.

The Chilmark Community Church is starting its new year as an independent church, severing its ties to the United Methodist Church earlier this week. 

Cameron Snow Godbout was born at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on New Year’s Day at 9:04 p.m. becoming the first Vineyard baby of 2024.