Chappaquiddickers Bob Bottary and Jay Hunter are among the current grand leaders in the Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.

We are delighted to report that adoptions have been finalized for the tabby cats Timmy and Marbles.

The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $579,801.46 for the business week ending on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.

Karen Casper and Pieter Pie purchased 26 Union Court in Vineyard Haven from Dunn Family LLC for $1,275,000 on Sept. 29.

On the sandy point of Lighthouse Beach which guards the harbor entrance, derby fishermen lined up in even intervals on a recent afternoon, casting into the deep channel where tides bring Atlantic waters in and out of Edgartown harbor each day.

The Edgartown shellfish committee recently approved residential and commercial bay scallop seasons in town.

The planning board is pondering the expansion of commercial zones, residential zone restrictions, accessory dwelling requirements and regulations on short-term rental properties, among other changes.

West Tisbury affordable housing committee chair Jefrey DuBard pitched a town meeting article that would require affordable housing committee appointees on each town’s land bank advisory committee.

Edward L. Harris, a 1994 graduate of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, recently retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of senior chief petty officer.

The proposed changes would extend Ameresco's lease agreement from 20 years to 25 years and raise the total lease payment to the town from $12 million to $14.4 million.