In a meeting Thursday, Vineyard Lands for Our Community president Steve Bernier said the nonprofit is scrambling to raise the closing costs for a massive redevelopement project on the Vineyard Haven waterfront before the August 1 deadline.
The select board voted Tuesday to tap Edgartown police officer Gary Kovack to replace the retiring John Crocker.
A town policy calls for a 10 per cent increase in the mooring permit fees every other year and the harbor master is asking for higher docking and dinghy fees.
A proposal from Tisbury police to test out a new marine patrol unit is on ice for now after town officials expressed concerns over the cost.
Tisbury is sending its proposed new waterways regulations back to the committee that drafted them earlier this year.
The fin of a porbeagle shark spotted in the Vineyard Haven harbor drew a crowd of amazed onlookers Friday afternoon.