Aquinnah residents aired grievances to the select board this week about the new LED beacon inside the recently-renovated Gay Head lighthouse.
A U.S. Coast Guard plan to remove hundreds of navigation buoys in the northeast, including about 20 around the Vineyard, Woods Hole and Gosnold, has raised concerns with some Island mariners.
The Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse is up for transfer, and the U.S. Coast Guard hopes to permanently sign care of the lighthouse to a government agency or nonprofit that will preserve the Naushon island landmark for generations to come.
The Martha’s Vineyard Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold a Safe Boating Class on May 4.
The U.S. Coast Guard transported a patient to an off-Island hospital Thursday, touching down and taking off with a helicopter from Alley Waban Park in Oak Bluffs.
Coast Guard Station Menemsha said a teary goodbye to its leader Chief Warrant Officer Steven White Friday before welcoming a new hand at the helm.