Nature & Science

The brightest planet in the western sky, Venus now appears near Antares, the brightest red planet in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius. The two are in the southwestern sky right after sunset. You'll have no trouble seeing Venus, it is so bright....

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News, Real Estate, Nature & Science

Herring Creek Farm Private Sale Raised

Julia Wells

A 32-lot luxury home subdivision plan for the Herring Creek Farm in Edgartown cleared the final hurdle for approval this week, but if a complicated...

7:00 pm, February 1, 2001
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News, Nature & Science

Scup Fishery Proposal Stirs Sharp Criticism; Unfair to Youngsters

Mark Alan Lovewell

There is a proposal before federal and state fisheries managers that will make it a crime to possess scup next summer. If the regulation is adopted...

7:00 pm, January 11, 2001
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Nature & Science

First Coyote Reported on Vineyard

Mark Alan Lovewell

The first coyote may have arrived on the Vineyard, probably from the Elizabeth Islands. Naturalists have been saying it for years - the coyote is due...

1:40 pm, September 29, 1998
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All Outdoors

Coyotes Coming

E. Vernon Laux

Coyotes bring visions of the desert Southwest to mind, specifically of “Wile E. Coyote” chasing the “Road-runner” over rough terrain scattered with...