Paying Avian Attention at Norton Point

At Norton Point Beach, where Edgartown clings to Chappaquiddick with a narrow two-mile stretch of sandy shore, there is an abundance of avian action this summer, noticeable to those with watchful eyes and careful footsteps.

Land Bank Revenues

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $252,170.20 for the business week ending on Friday, July 28, 2023.

Lucrative Channeled Whelk Fishery Confronts Changes

Just about everything about the channeled whelk, the most lucrative catch for Vineyard commercial fishermen, is elusive.

Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending July 28

Mark A. Tatkow Trs., Helene H. Tatkow, Mark A. Tatkow Trust-2023 and Helene H. Tatkow Trust-2023 purchased 99 Hammett Road in Chilmark from Robert A. Brown, Frederick Gardner Burgess Est. and F. Gardner Burgess Est. for $1,800,000 on July 26.

NASA Astronaut Looks to Inspire Next Generation

This weekend, Oak Bluffs seasonal resident Bernard Harris Jr., a medical doctor, astronaut and the first African American to walk in space, will share his story at From STEM to the Stars in Alley Waban Park.

New Arrivals

This week produced three new species for the year, all water birds.

Being Careful

There is nothing quite like the lift of a person's spirits when the heat and humidity drops.

Finding Healing Among the Words

Before Sherry Sidoti was an author and yoga teacher, she was a studio manager, sweeping, framing and fetching supplies for her artist grandmother.

The Long History of the Harborside Hotel is a Family Tale

A member of the family who developed one of the Island’s first resort-style inns ventures to tell the tale of his family’s past in his new book The Harborside Inn: A History from 1914 to 1980.

Gladi-Mania

British botanist and vicar Henry Honeywood D'Ombrain had many reasons to be glad.

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