Towns Grant Police Harbor Patrol Designation

A boat crash on Chappaquiddick earlier this year prompted two Island police departments to designate more officers to harbor patrols to better enforce the law on the water. 

Chappy Town Column: July 26

The Chappaquiddick Island Association annual meeting will be held at the community center on Saturday, August starting at 9 a.m.

Weather Window

Tuesday was my favorite weather day.

Budding Scientist Encounters Rare Seahorse

Pipefish, stripers, hermit crabs, minnows, even pufferfish: Bodhi Favreau, 8, of Easton, had seen all these before. But on Sunday at State Beach, he he discovered a rare and magical ocean denizen: Hippocampus erectus, a lined seahorse.

Chamber of Commerce Raffle

The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce will host a raffle to benefit local nonprofit organizations.

July Surprise

A white-throated sparrow had never been seen before in July.

A Sense of Sennet

There are other fish to fry. That might have been the guidance given when a small fish appeared in a net on a recent educational outing in Sengekontacket Pond.

Second Gentleman Headlines Vineyard Presidential Fundraiser

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will be visiting the Vineyard next week, taking the place of First Lady Jill Biden at a campaign fundraiser. 

Harbor Homes Benefit Art Show

Harbor Homes hosts its fourth annual Give Me Shelter art show and sale on July 30 and 31 at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury.

MVC Considers "Missing Middle" Subdivision

A new subdivision plan in Edgartown could help Islanders who make too much money to qualify for affordable housing but don’t earn enough to afford the Vineyard’s sky high real estate prices. 

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