With its borrowing limit increased by $50 million in the new state budget, the Steamship Authority now has the financial headroom to add a fourth ship to its growing fleet of identical former oilfield supply vessels, which the ferry line is converting into freight ferries.

The watch goes into effect at 2 p.m. today and will remain active until Friday morning, with areas of the state expected to receive between two and four inches of rain.

The summer theatre season continues at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, despite a terminal failure of the main stage air-handling system last month.

Black cats Smokey and Bandit have been adopted together.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $545,070.20 for the business week ending on Friday, August 4, 2023.

Jerome Anderson Gilman Trs., Winifred Louisa Amaturo Trs. and Jerome Anderson Gilman Living Trust purchased 3 Oxcart Road in Aquinnah from Stanley Lim Trs. and Sarah Davis Kessler Trust for $3,295,000 on August 2.

Norton Point Beach was really impressive this week, especially near the breach at the eastern end of the beach.

I simply love rain in the summer.

Seth Buddy of West Chop was shell-shocked.

Charles Ogletree founded the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice (CHHIRJ) at Harvard Law School in 2004.