After 25 years the Edgartown tackle shop that has been the go-to place to get equipment, bait and catch up with Capt. Porky and his wife Carol, is changing hands.
Kate and Alex Salop of West Tisbury are the new owners of the Toy Box in Vineyard Haven.
The summer labor shortage on the Vineyard is nothing new, but this year many business owners feel it is worse than ever.
Owners hope to open a retail and wholesale location in the airport business park sometime this summer.
The line spilled out the door at the Edgartown Dairy Queen Thursday afternoon as crowds of squealing students celebrated the reopening of the beloved Island franchise with free ice cream cones.
Several Island hotels are facing a labor shortage this summer due to changes in how seasonal work visas are distributed.