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Temperatures

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Sept. 11 67 60 .00

Sept. 12 68 63 .80

Sept. 13 71 64 .45

Sept. 14 75 56 .01

Sept. 15 76 60 Trace

Sept. 16 78 61 .00

Sept. 17 70 57 .00

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 67º F.

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In Vineyard Skies

Sunrise Sunset

Fri., Sept. 18 6:24 6:46

Sat., Sept. 19 6:25 6:44

Sun., Sept. 20 6:26 6:43

Mon., Sept. 21 6:27 6:41

Tues., Sept. 22 6:28 6:39

Wed., Sept. 23 6:29 6:37

Thurs., Sept. 24 6:30 6:36

Fri., Sept. 25 6:31 6:34

Autumn

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A Jewel of a Weed

Suzan Bellincampi

Blow your horn for the trumpet-shaped flowers of jewelweed!

These pretty petals do more than just beautify the wet woodlands. Along with the flower’s stem and leaves, this plant can irk the itch and stop the scratching. It is perhaps one of the most practical prescriptions from nature to relieve skin conditions of all types.

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Phoebe

How Many Birds?

Susan B. Whiting

I was asked recently just how many birds have been seen on the Vineyard. This is a question that, depending on the birder, will result in different answers. Barbara Pesch and I list 386 species in our book Vineyard Birds II. Allan Keith and Stephen Spongberg in their book Island Life on the other hand report 405. Why is there such a gap in the two lists one might ask?

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derby

Twitter of Excitement for Derby Start

Mark Alan Lovewell

More than $300,000 in prizes are stashed and ready for the 64th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, which begins at 12:01 Sunday morning and runs until 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.

And this year if you catch a big one, watch for the tweets. Derby chairman Greg Skomal confirmed yesterday that updates will be sent out on Twitter this year. Yesterday’s tweet? “Windy, windy windy . . . but reports of albies in THICK. Boats hooking dozens/day. Final weigh station setup Sat. Derby starts @ 12:01 AM Sun!!”

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