Nature & Science
The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust completed a deal to lease a sea scalloping quota to West Tisbury fisherman Sam Hopkins.
The area known as Crab Corner in Menemsha will remain closed for the rest of the summer, Chilmark selectmen decided last week.
There are three visible planets in the night sky.
At the Sargent Gallery in Aquinnah, art and saving the environment go hand in hand. The latest exhibit Biophilia runs through August 17.
Shorebirds are generally considered to be one of the more difficult species to identify.
An Army Corps of Engineers project to dredge Menemsha Channel will enter its third season in the fall with a new contractor at the helm.
Almanac
A comprehensive guide to weather and tides on the Island.
Vineyard Gardener
I guess this past week weather-wise is called a January thaw. We did not really experience it the last several years as December was unseasonably warm.
Farm & Field
Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.