Boosted by the recent announcement of a state grant, a project to dredge the Tashmoo channel this fall appeared to be nearing reality this week.

An Oak Bluffs attorney easily won the Democratic nomination for Dukes County clerk of courts in the state primary Tuesday.

Bar fights, motor vehicle accidents and dead sea life occupied Island law enforcement over the long Labor Day weekend.

Resigned, excited or somewhere in between, Island students headed back to school Tuesday morning, their backpacks filled as a new year beckoned.

With two local races attracting voter interest, town clerks and poll workers around the Island were reporting steady turnout Tuesday for the state primary. Polls are open in every town from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.