With contract talks set for next month, a small group of Vineyard Transit Authority bus drivers and union officials staged an informational picket Saturday morning at Five Corners, advocating for better pay and working conditions.

A contested Democratic primary race for the county clerk of courts seat has been heating up all summer and is now set to be decided in another week.

Two candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for county register of probate in the state primary a week from Tuesday.

The new play Chilmark will be a different experience for the audience, where parts of the play are communicated only in sign language.

Contract talks between the company that hires drivers for the Vineyard Transit Authority and the union that represents them are set to begin next month.