The weekend's cold has caused mechanical problems in three ferries.

For more than three decades, Kirsten Sauter has been there for Vineyard pet owners. But last week, Dr. Sauter told her clients that she plans to retire and close her practice in April.

Sherborn-based veterinarian Suzanne Loheac came to the Island last week to lead a class in emergency equine first aid at the Misty Meadows barn in West Tisbury.

Voters in Gosnold, the state’s smallest town, approved key funding last week to build a fuel farm after going three years without a reliable fuel source.

Symptoms for the 18 residents and eight staff who tested positive for XBB.15. are varied, but no hospitalizations have been required.

Lagoon Pond and just outside of the Lagoon Pond Bridge was closed to shellfishing after a sewer pipe broke at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital Tuesday.