Construction of a bus turnaround in Menemsha is on hold after Chilmark selectmen agreed to have their traffic consultant review alternatives.

A dispute over use and control of the Menemsha fuel dock was resolved amid testy exchanges at the Chilmark selectmen’s meeting Tuesday.

A dispute over use and control of the Menemsha fuel dock following a series of incidents with boaters needing water this summer was resolved amid testy exchanges at the Chilmark selectmen’s meeting Tuesday.

Menemsha fisherman Walter Dixon had a surprise shipmate join his fishing trip on Monday afternoon: a brown booby.

At 87, Everett Poole is still working hard at his chandlery in Menemsha, where he has chosen to hold onto the old ways.

It’s called Squid Row, and it is the harbor’s number one repository for gossip, stories, memories and fishing tales of questionable veracity.

Rotted pilings, electrical wires and missing signs were a few of the items pointed out by town leaders during their spring tour of Menemsha harbor.

The iconic Menemsha fisherman who piloted the Unicorn dragger during the heyday of offshore commercial fishing, died April 11. He had fished the waters off the Vineyard all his life.

It was standing room only in the Chilmark library for a public forum on architect Bill Brewster’s preliminary improvement plan for Menemsha.