A team from the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Woods Hole recently completed a Martha’s Vineyard climate risk assessment, looking at how a two-degree increase in global temperatures could impact several climatic factors on-Island.

Tevin Porter signed a plea agreement with prosecutors saying he will plead guilty to charges of armed bank robbery and conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery.

The Trustees of Reservations unveiled a new plan to manage its Chappaquiddick beaches Thursday, more than a year after it pulled a previous plan in response to backlash from residents and visitors.

As the national insurance market retreats from areas ravaged by wildfires and storms, Island insurance agents say Martha’s Vineyard is increasingly being considered a risk by the companies writing homeowner policies.

As climate change intensifies and the ocean around the Vineyard rises, scientists and Island officials are concerned that salt water could permeate through the Island’s ground water, threatening the potability of its only source of drinking water.