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Dragging for bay scallops is now prohibited in Edgartown when the air temperature falls below 30 degrees fahrenheit. The change from 28 to 30 degrees is intended to protect bay scallop seed, especially the small seed growing at Cape Pogue.
The Steamship Authority began cancelling trips late Tuesday morning but had resumed service again by evening. East Chop Drive was closed, parts of Beach Road were under water; the storm was felt up and down the Massachusetts coast
The MassDOT Registry of Motor Vehicles Division announced plans to renovate its branch on Martha’s Vineyard, which will require a single-day closure on Friday, Dec. 19.
A committee is preparing for a new phase in the mission to protect and in some cases restore the rural character of Island roads. Planners from McCormick Taylor, a consulting and engineering firm, and Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects, will help develop a manual.
The Martha's Vineyard Museum has received a $500,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant. “Sometimes you ask for the moon, and you get it,” said museum executive director David Nathans.
Beatrice (Beach) Bennett died early this fall after a long battle with cancer. Her daughter Bella began a scholarship fund, the Beatrice Bennett Great Aspirations Memorial Scholarship, in her memory.