Robert Gatchell doesn't mind the large utility bill he'll have to pay for the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years Day, when his otherwise normal house at the corner of County Road and Carole Lane is transformed into a magical kingdom of caroling penguins and dancing Santas.

A former member of the Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals who is also an architect was fined $3,000 this week by the Massachusetts Ethics Commission for violating the state conflict of interest law. William (Chuck) Sullivan represented clients on six occasions in front of his own board, the ethics commission found.

With all the hype surrounding tomorrow's Island Cup game between the Vineyard and Nantucket, it's easy to overlook that at its core, it's only a ga

The brief but memorable playoff run for the high school boys' soccer team ended Tuesday, following a gut-wrenching 2-1 defeat to Hingham in the Division II quarterfinals. The game was decided by penalty kicks after two frames of scoreless sudden-death overtime.

The winds of change were in the air for Dukes County this past week as Island voters elected two new members to the Dukes County Commission and approved the creation of a new county charter commission by an almost four-to-one margin.

Tristan Israel, a longtime member of the county advisory board and Tisbury selectman; and Carlene Gatting, a member of the Martha's Vineyard commission, beat out a crowded field of challengers to win seats on the board.

Doug DeBettencourt, coach of the regional high school golf team, is not shy about offering high praise for his star golfer Tony Grillo.