A proposal by the Department of Conservation and Recreation to remove an area of white pine trees from the state forest is facing pushback from local forestry experts.
Farm & Garden
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By LYNNE IRONS
As the story goes, the history of farming at Katama began in the first World War when Edgartown families planted army and navy beans deep in the...
By LYNNE IRONS Since I write this column a week ahead, I am always a week behind. Now there is a statement describing my life. Nevertheless, I...
T.J. Hegarty accused me of being a political activist in the Vineyard Haven post office last week. Where did he get that idea? Here is the original...
By LYNNE IRONS While enjoying my morning cup of Joe, I looked out at my blooming white rhododendron, fragrant viburnum, fully budded miniature...
By LYNNE IRONS I love living on the Vineyard. What with all the depressing news in the world, we have a fairly idyllic lifestyle. There is a...
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Nature & Science Stories
After eight years of research, a new breakthrough in science has taken a big step forward in potentially stopping the transmission of Lyme disease between mice and ticks.
A new report from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium this week estimated that the right whale population rose to about 372 whales at the beginning of 2023, up from a previous estimate of 356 whales.