Leatherback turtles swimming near the shores of the Vineyard are especially vulnerable to vessel strikes, according to new research categorizing the Cape and Islands as a lethal hotspot for the species.

Editors note: This event has been postponed due to the weather.

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) received its first Coastal Resilience Grant awarded by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to evaluate the effects of storms and sea level rise on the Aquinnah Cliffs.

Aimee Cotton, 40, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to both manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child stemming from the death of Frank Rodenbaugh, a two year-old who Ms. Cotton was babysitting.

Island tourism officials analyzed the summer’s successes and discussed looming challenges at a conference hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce in Edgartown this week.

The 80th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby passed its halfway point and as of Thursday morning the total amount of shore fish is just over 230, with only 31 albacore weighed in. By boat over 820 fish have crossed the scales so far.