Chilmark Town Column: May 27

Memorial Day weekend kicks off the 56th summer of joy in Menemsha for Jan and Herb Speer.

Chappaquiddick Town Column: May 27

Brad Woodger is writing a history of the Chappy Store. Please contact me with any information or anecdotes to paint the history of this Chappaquiddick landmark.

Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending May 20

Casa Bendita LLC purchased 8 Aero avenue in Edgartown from Gary E. Mead and Gwenn A. Mead for $3,050,000 on May 19.

High Spring

We've had a series of beautiful days. Cool and crisp in the mornings but warming just enough midday for shirtsleeves.

Sea Wolves

Orcas sleep with one eye open.

Migratory Volume

About 321,500 birds migrated over Martha’s Vineyard on the night of May 21-22.

The Short List: Guinevere's Guide to Circuit Avenue

Circuit avenue is ready for summer. Make the most of it with a fresh itinerary 
from Oak Bluffs resident and Island influencer Guinevere Cramer.

Housing Bank Clears Final Hurdle in Tisbury Election

Tisbury voters elected a new select board member and gave a final, resounding stamp of approval to the bill to create a Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank in a quiet town election Tuesday that saw low turnout. Just 552 of the town’s 3,710 voters cast ballots.

Edgartown Set to Open Commercial Softshell Clam Season

The commercial softshell clam season will open in Edgartown Great Pond in early June, following a vote by the select board Monday.

Oak Bluffs Board of Health Mulls Draft Ban on Artificial Turf

As a dispute over the athletic fields overhaul at the regional high school heads to court, the Oak Bluffs board of health appears posied to adopt a two-year ban on artificial turf in town.

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