MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Massachusetts — Megan Wright stood on “Jaws Bridge” as people around her leaped through the air and splashed in the water below. She peered over the railing, watching them swim ...

On the fiftieth anniversary of the classic film, Robyn Wilson sinks her teeth into this shark-themed tour of New England ...

In the spring of 1974, principal photography began on a low-budget thriller called Jaws, directed by a relatively unknown 27-year-old Steven Spielberg on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, just off the ...

This year, the movie turns 50. Even though Martha’s Vineyard is picturesque, it wasn’t the first choice to film the movie version of Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel.

Martha’s Vineyard almost wasn’t Amity Island; Nantucket was. During a scouting mission, production designer Joe Alves was headed to that other Massachusetts island when a snowstorm suspended ...

Martha’s Vineyard was at the center of the nation’s immigration debate in 2022, when Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered 50 illegal immigrants detained in Florida to be flown to the ...

Martha’s Vineyard was at the center of the nation’s immigration debate in 2022, when Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered 50 illegal immigrants detained in Florida to be flown to the ...

The story goes that Martha’s Vineyard was not the first choice to film Jaws. A storm actually forced the scout to detour from Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard, which is when he found the perfect ...