Ads Will No Longer Be Allowed on Steamship Ferries

The Steamship Authority plans to halt advertising on its ferries after a PETA ad ruffled feathers with fishermen and boat line officials. 

Derby Adds False Albacore Prize

At the 79th annual iteration of the derby, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 19, false albacore will be eligible for daily awards and daily prize money is going up.  

Welcoming the Persona Non Grata

When New York artist Louis Eisner was asked to create his solo exhibit, Persona non grata, for the Winter Street Gallery in Edgartown, he was reading Naked Lunch, the infamous novel by William S. Burroughs.

Chilmark Makes Quick Work at Special Town Meeting

Chilmark voters approved allocating about $400,000 to various projects at a speedy special town meeting Monday evening. 

Exploring the Past With a Minimalist's Eye

Ben Shattuck will discuss The History of Sound this Saturday at the Bunch of Grapes bookstore, in conversation with poet and Aquinnah resident Ron Slate, who also happens to be his father in law.

Taylor Kracht Weds Jack Doriss

Jack Doriss and Taylor Kracht were married in Boone, N.C. on the weekend of June 8.

Broken Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Scatters Debris on Nantucket

The Vineyard Wind project has been shut down indefinitely while federal regulators investigate how a 107-meter blade folded over, spilling white and green fiberglass debris into the ocean.

Backfiring Furnace Closed Vineyard Haven Main Street

Main street in Vineyard Haven was partially closed for several hours Monday after firefighters responded to a faulty furnace in a building. 

For Amor Towles, Love of Writing Began in First Grade

Author Amor Towles compares writing a short story to sitting next to a couple fighting loudly at a restaurant.

Cape Bridges Get Billion Dollar Replacement Boost

The U.S. Department of Transportation last week granted nearly $1 billion toward the replacement of the Cape Cod bridges, the single largest investment in the long-awaited project. 

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