Vineyard Haven
Sun sets over Vineyard Haven and West Chop Light.Mark Lovewell
Swan family at Tisbury waterworks.Timothy Johnson
Cheers to sunset at Tashmoo.Timothy Johnson
Cormorant on guard outside West Chop.Timothy Johnson
Sails of many kinds in Vineyard Haven Harbor.Timothy Johnson
Bright harbor lights.Jeanna Shepard
Day's end at Tashmoo landing.Timothy Johnson
Two ferries, one port.Max Skjöldebrand
West Chop trees framed by spring sunet.Liz Durkee
News
Tisbury selectmen Tuesday set dates for the scallop season; family scalloping begins Saturday, Oct. 15, outside the Lagoon and Tashmoo. The commercial season opens Oct. 17.
Doug Cabral’s new book, News Hounds: An Accidental Newspaper Life on Martha's Vineyard, frames his years as editor and community newspaper owner around a multitude of canine companions.
Tisbury selectman have designated Drew’s Cove in Lake Tashmoo a no-anchoring zone for an indefinite period of time to protect fragile eelgrass beds near the head of the saltwater estuary.
Celebrations
Claudia and Krishna Morrison of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Krishawn Morrison, born Sept. 25 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Steven Perzanowski of Vineyard Haven was inducted into Western New England University’s chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society on August 26.
Joyce L. Reis and Jairo Diniz Freitas of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Jaysen Ray Lima Freitas, born Sept. 15 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Obituaries
Barbara E. (Dahill) Harnen of Vineyard Haven died unexpectedly on Wednesday evening, Sept. 14, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 80.
Lorraine Tigh Dennerlein of Sullivanville, N.Y., died on Sept. 8 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 89.