The construction marks the first blade work in five months after one doubled over and scattered thousands of pieces of debris into the water in July. 

Police rescued an unconscious 60-year-old woman from the back of an SUV that had overturned into the lake after hitting a telephone pole.

The Steamship Authority’s M/V Island Home was back in service Friday after a tumultuous few days of travel ahead of the Christmas in Edgartown celebrations.

Earlier this fall, the town filed a lawsuit against Green Villa, claiming the developer is attempting to circumnavigate the way large housing projects have gone through the permitting process for years. 

The developers behind a controversial housing proposal intended for the outskirts of Edgartown are coming back before Island planners with a new plan to develop up to 54 acres of land for 36 rental units, 12 duplexes and 26 single-family lots.

The Steamship Authority this week sold off the M/V Gay Head, just days before the M/V Barnstable is set to make its first trip to Nantucket.