U.S. District Court Judge William Young on Tuesday passed down a 3.5-year prison sentence to Tevin Porter, who was one of four men accused of taking more than $39,000 from the Vineyard Haven bank. 

The number of homes sold on the Vineyard in 2024 fell to its lowest point in over a decade, highlighting the effects of rising prices, high interest rates and a persisting hangover from the Covid real estate boom.

A federal funding freeze from the Trump administration that caused widespread concern for Vineyarders this week was rescinded as abruptly as it was put forth. 

Last year, 81,666 passengers came through the airport, setting a new high point in the terminal’s 66-year history.

There were no obvious external wounds on the whale, which was found washed up on the island over the weekend.

Romane Andre Clayton, 22, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William Young to four years in prison for his role in the 2022 robbery.

Stepping into the new year, the Steamship Authority has a lot on its plate, from filling its top two positions to balancing the shifting travel patterns.

David Capato, who was arraigned last week after allegedly claiming he had explosives at the Steamship Authority terminal, was transferred from the Dukes County jail to Bridgewater State Hospital.

Just hours after his inauguration, President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to conduct a review of the “ecological, economic, and environmental necessity of terminating or amending any existing wind energy leases."