A swelling inventory of unsold Vineyard properties is translating into choosier buyers and tenants.

West Tisbury Leaders Question Legal Bills

By IAN FEIN

Facing more than a quarter-million-dollar price tag for what has become the costliest legal case in town history, some West Tisbury town officials are now questioning the validity of the legal bills and the town's obligation to pay them.

Finance Committee Withholds Endorsement of Project Spending

By IAN FEIN

The West Tisbury finance committee shared some sharp words with members of the town hall building committee last week, before voting not to recommend the extra funds needed to keep the $5.5 million renovation project moving forward.

The commercial bay scallop season began this week in four of the six Island towns. And David A. Searle of Vineyard Haven was in his element.

The night is dark. And it is Halloween.

You are driving home from a party in Chilmark near Windy Gates when your car's engine suddenly and unexpectedly dies on a dark, quiet road. Attempts to restart it prove futile, and with no cell phone reception, you are forced to search for help. A faint light far off in the dense woods signals a flicker of hope for salvation, so you grab your flashlight and head out.

Hearing Closes on Cozy Hearth with Plea to MVC to Untangle

By IAN FEIN

After listening to another round of stiff critiques from the Martha's Vineyard Commission last week, the applicants for an unusual affordable housing subdivision proposed for Watcha Path in Edgartown relented and, in effect agreed to go along with whatever was asked of them, as long as their plan is approved.