A fire broke out at a home on Laura’s Way at about 10:12 p.m. Saturday, according to the Oak Bluffs fire department. The single-family home was totally in flames when firefighters arrived and nearby residents were evacuated.
Seven people were transported to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital with injuries Tuesday morning after a dump truck and a sport utility vehicle collided.
The Ocean View restaurant was destroyed in a fire Thursday morning that drew a comprehensive response from Island fire departments.
Two young boys were rescued after their inflatable raft drifted offshore near the big bridge on Beach Road Monday, prompting a flurry of response from public safety officials.
A two-building house fire in the wee hours of the morning Monday prompted a mass mutual aid response in the densely-packed Oak Bluffs downtown residential area,.
Oak Bluffs selectmen voted 4-1 Tuesday to appoint Chatham fire captain W. F. Nelson Wirtz as the new fire chief.