At its meeting Tuesday, Tuesday, the planning board recommended that the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank create a five- to six-foot-wide dirt path within the public right of way, with minimum clearing of trees in the area. 

Jannette Vanderhoop, who was recently elected to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission after running a write-in campaign, will serve her first term as councilwoman after she is sworn in on Jan. 4.

The Vineyard Artisan Festivals will display the Island’s best homemade goods at their annual Thanksgiving festival next week.

The Martha’s Vineyard chapter of the NAACP has elected Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School educator Dhakir Warren to be president for a two-year term. The election took place on Saturday.

Nearly a hundred people gathered at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Saturday morning for a walk to raise awareness about the effects of addiction on the family and friends of those struggling with substance abuse.

Silver and green shovels struck the ground Thursday marking the beginning of construction for Meshacket Commons, an affordable housing complex off Meshacket Road in Edgartown.