Spring is well underway, when many insectivores (birds that eat insects) arrive. And have they ever arrived.

What else can you say about the arrival of a famed fish? Known for its brilliant and beautiful coloration, mackerel are also admired for their historic abundance and one-time ease of harvesting.

Our pets of the week this week are Rocco and Meadow, adorable and very friendly Guinea Pigs.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $180,550 for the business week ending on Friday, May 10, 2024.

I have yet to resist the temptation to wear long underwear.

John Stevens will head Edgartown School on an interim basis, with the school’s longtime guidance counselor Deborah DeBettencourt becoming assistant principal.

In a presentation to the select board Tuesday, Tighe & Bond, the company in charge of the East Chop revetment and coastal bank restoration project, anticipated that construction could start September 2025 and potentially end in May 2027. 

Aquinnah voters Tuesday also approved the town's $7.1 million budget and backed funding for town building repairs.

The Oak Bluffs Association will honor the memory of Dennis daRosa on May 26 with a plaque to be unveiled at the information booth at the foot of Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs.

Susan Backlinie, who played the doomed skinny dipper Chrissie Watkins in Jaws, died May 11 at 77. The movie was released in 1975 and Ms. Backlinie became an enduring screen icon as the shark's first victim.