There is a proposal before federal and state fisheries managers that will make it a crime to possess scup next summer. If the regulation is adopted, youngsters all along the Atlantic seaboard won't be allowed to keep their catch.

Island Ice Arena Fights Financial Crisis; Seeks Help to Secure Future of Facility

By Mark Alan Lovewell

The Martha's Vineyard Arena is hurting. The arena is a bustling recreational center, drawing hundreds of skaters daily throughout the winter. Kurt Mundt, manager of the ice arena, said this week there is a misperception that the arena is thriving financially when it is not.