This year’s theme of the second annual Womanists at the Inkwell conference is Just a Sister Away: Cultivating and Celebrating Sister Circles.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday just a few years ago, on June 19, 2021, and ever since events around the Island to commemorate the day have grown.

With a room full of supporters of the yoga group, parks commissioners Monday said concerns about the group as it has grown in popularity have been longstanding.

As protests and violence rang out around the country, a peaceful crowd gathered at Waban Park in Oak Bluffs Sunday morning.

A recent advancement in the analysis of eDNA has allowed scientists to detect the presence of marine life with just a drop of water.

The Oak Bluffs selectmen this week honored lifeguard Olivia Paolano, who recently rescued three swimmers off Inkwell Beach.

The summer scene is back to normal this year at Pay and Inkwell beaches following a project this spring to renourish them with tons of clean sand dredged sand from underneath the Little Bridge.

Two downtown beaches in Oak Bluffs reopened to swimming Thursday after a two-day closure.

Following an outpouring of criticism, selectmen announced Tuesday that the dredge spoils deposited at Inkwell this spring will come off before summer. A small group of protesters had picketed at the site one day earlier.

With Memorial Day close at hand, town officials in Oak Bluffs are scrambling to remedy a situation at Inkwell Beach where dark sediment has been deposited as part of a beach nourishment project.