There are about 700 permits of various classifications issued by the federal government to fish for sea scallops on the East Coast. Sam Hopkins of West Tisbury has one of them.

State regulators are considering a series of rule changes for the striped bass fishery that could affect fishermen along the East Coast.

Billy Alwardt grips a 26-foot bull rake, a long aluminum pole with a tined basket at the bottom. A small outboard motor rattles. His pace is deliberate. He rocks forward, digs into the muck.

Edgartown firefighters responded to a fire at the Harbor View Hotel in frigid conditions late Wednesday evening and found a stubborn blaze.

The Sail Martha’s Vineyard winter lecture series began Wednesday evening with a tale of treasure, and how a team from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found it.

A spectacular total lunar eclipse will grace Vineyard skies beginning on Sunday evening and continuing into Monday morning, but weather forecasters are predicting a wintry mix of bad weather.