Two days of mild conditions were enough to heal the barrier beach after the ocean broke through during stormy weather Sunday.

Edgartown selectmen voted Monday to close Cape Pogue Pond to commercial and recreational scalloping, following the recommendation of the town shellfish committee.

At hearings before the Chilmark conservation commission, critics renewed concerns about two beach restoration plans and how they will accommodate an eroding shoreline.

The fragile barrier beach at Norton Point off Chappaquiddick was awash again Sunday as the ocean broke through the ribbon of sand on a stormy day.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the North Bluff restoration project in Oak Bluffs, which has drawn heavy scrutiny from the public this fall and winter.

With piping plovers enjoying a major comeback in the state, new regulations may allow communities to reclaim beaches that would otherwise be closed to protect the nests and chicks in the spring.